December, 2022 Dear HOS Members,     One more time I want to thank you for giving me your confidence and vote for me to continue one more year as the President of our organization.   I want to give credit to Henry Herms for all his work and great job of putting together all the logistics, creating the Election Packet (that was sent to all the members), conducting the voting process, and keeping track of all the results. Thank you, Henry, for your dedication and work to the House of Spain!   Also, a BIG THANK YOU to Maruja Williams for arranging the buyi ..read more

November, 2022 Dear Members of the House of Spain, Casa de España, in San Diego: The purpose of this letter is to inform you that following Article 4 of the bylaws of the HOS, CDESD the General Assembly and the election of the Board of Directors will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2022, from five – nine o ́clock in the casita at Balboa Park, San Diego. We remind all members that the payment of the 2023 membership dues should be made at the very latest at the beginning of the Assembly meeting to be able to nominate and vote. Every member who has paid membership fees and wants to vote ma ..read more

September, 2022 Dear HOS Members,

 Next month, as it is customary, House of Spain will celebrate the “Día Nacional de España” on Sunday 9 of October, coinciding with the Lawn Program at the International Houses in Balboa Park. As usual, members of the HOS will receive FREE PAELLA, two bowls of paellas for “Family membership” and one bowl of paella for “Individual membership”, non-members we will charge $12.00 per bowl. The paella will be ready to eat starting at 11:30 AM. The Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthems, presentation, and flamenco show will start at 2:00 PM. Please let your re ..read more

October, 2022 Dear HOS Members, Once more, House of Spain will be celebrating the “Día Nacional de España” on Sunday 9 of October, coinciding with the Lawn Program at the International Houses in Balboa Park. As usual, House of Spain members will receive FREE PAELLA, two bowls of paellas for “Family membership” and one bowl of paella for “Individual membership”, non-members we will charge $12.00 per bowl. The paella will be ready to eat starting at 11:30 AM. The Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthems, presentation, and show by the famous David de Alva will start at 2:00 PM. We encourage p ..read more

August, 2022 Dear HOS Members,     I hope that you are having an enjoyable Summer with your family and friends. I know that many of you have gone back to Spain to visit your parents, family and friends and mentioned to me that it was very hot, unusually hot. Also, some of you got covit-19 during your visit but all of you were able to recover with no problems.  Others have had visitors from Spain in San Diego, and they have enjoyed our wonderful marine layer that keep our temperature nice and cool at night. Enjoy the rest of the Summer and be safe!  The links below is t ..read more

July, 2022 Dear HOS Members,   This month, on Saturday 16 of July at 6:30 PM, I will be giving a presentation at the casita on the History of the Cabrillo National Monument. To me, it is an amazing history, if you think you know the facts, I assure you that most of you don’t. How many of you have read the thesis by Susan Collins Lehmann that she wrote and was published by the Cabrillo Historical Association in 1987? The title of the thesis: An Embarrassment of Riches.   This document can be found at the National Park Service (NPS) website below. An Embarrassment of Riches, The A ..read more

June, 2022 Dear HOS Members, The House of Pacific Relations (HPR) did not get the city permit for the Ethnic Food Fair (EFF) so there will not be EFF on the Memorial Day weekend. However, due to some of the members asking about when we were going to have paella available, HOS will cook one paella on Saturday 28 of May for those of you that would like to come and buy the paella at the casita. Paella will be ready and available for sale from 11:00 AM until it is all sold out. Some of you may remember when we celebrated the Battle of San Diego Bay (BOSDB) inside the Naval Base Point Loma (NB ..read more

May, 2022 Dear HOS Members, We still do not know if the Ethnic Food Fair will take place at the end of May, due to some delays between the Parks and Recreations and the House of Pacific Relations. We will let you know by email as soon as we know. I want to congratulate everybody that helped in the Cervantes Festival. San Diego/Alcala Sister City Society and House of Spain did a magnificent job putting together this event, thank you to all of you that made this possible. This success would have not been possible without each of your hard work and cooperation! I want to congratulate Estre ..read more

April, 2022 Dear HOS Members,     Spring has arrived, and people are going out to Balboa Park once again.  It is wonderful to see hundreds of people walking around the park and enjoying the many beautiful things that Balboa Park has to offer. HOS has seen an increase of people at our casita and people keep making comments of how beautiful our cottage is.   Our beloved dedicated friend and member Angeles Leira will give a presentation at the HOS this coming Saturday 2 of April at 6:00PM, about her mother a distinguished scientist Angeles Alvariño. This has been po ..read more

March, 2022 Dear HOS Members, It is with sadness and a heavy heart I am letting you know that last Wednesday 16 of February, Rudy Lusti, husband of Susi Lusti, passed away. Our most sincere condolences to Susi and Family. Once again, all the HPR cottages are open to the public on the weekends. Let us hope that this time will be for good! We need your help as a volunteer at the casita on Saturdays and Sundays, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, even if it is only for a few hours. Most members that have done this have enjoyed talking to the visitors from all over the world. Another way to help ..read more