Historical sightseeing tour in Brussels: In search of the Spanish footprint｜Belgium

The Spanish Footprint sightseeing tour in Brussels invites you to rediscover one of the most forgotten — and yet most decisive — epics in the history of Spain and Europe: the presence of the Hispanic Monarchy in the former Netherlands.

Javier Rubio will explain the places where kings such as Charles V and Philip II, or ministers such as Margaret of Parma, the Duke of Alba, Don Juan of Austria, or Alexander Farnese passed through. The Spanish governors who changed the history of Europe and who defended the Catholic south of Europe with the Army of Flanders... That's why Belgium is a Catholic nation and not Calvinist like the north!

A way to learn about the Spanish history of a city from someone who has been working on the ground for more than three years as a journalist for media outlets such as "VozPópuli" or "Escudo Digital". He also knows the politics of the European Parliament, as he frequently visits it for work. Author of the essay with more than 1,000 copies sold in Spain on "La huella de España en Flandes" (Spain's Footprint in Flanders)

The sightseeing tour will discuss the political, military, and cultural connection between the Spanish and the Flemish within the same Empire. From the pikes and arquebuses of the Tercios to the brush of Peter Paul Rubens: Why did the Spanish kings bring paintings by el Bosco, Van der Weyden, and Jan Van Eyck from Belgium?

The tour guide's experience will make this sightseeing tour an unforgettable experience, as he knows the secrets hidden in the city of Brussels. What's more, he'll give tips on food and drink, which, as the Duke of Alba said, "was plentiful in this land"... See you in the capital of the former Spanish Netherlands!