{"id":2346,"date":"2020-02-14T22:33:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanishworldgroup.com\/sg\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2025-07-29T02:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:45:16","slug":"valentines-day-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanishworldgroup.com\/sg\/valentines-day-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Valentine&#8217;s Day come to Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2344&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>How did Valentine&#8217;s Day come to Spain?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Anglo-Saxon custom did not set foot on Spanish soil until 1948, when Jos\u00e9 &#8220;Pep\u00edn&#8221; Fern\u00e1ndez, founder of the Preciados Galleries, introduced the exchange of flowers, chocolates or gifts between lovers. Galer\u00edas Preciados is a well-known department store of Spanish origin; the company was founded in 1943 and its first center was opened in Madrid in the busy street of Callao.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the 1960s the company was expanding throughout the country, with a total of thirty-nine establishments. Its success lasted until the end of the decade when El Corte Ingl\u00e9s, another department store chain presided over by his cousin, took over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until that time, this saint of Italian origin had no presence in Spain. Since then, gift shops in all Spanish cities are colored red and give off a fresh rose aroma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, do you know how we address our partner, wife, husband, boyfriend or loved ones in Spanish? The most commonly used words are the following: darling, sweetie, my love, my soul, heaven, my king\/queen&#8230; and&#8230; what expressions do we use in Spanish to express our feelings? Here are a few examples of how we express our love in Spanish: I like you; I like you a lot, I love you and I am in love with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage you to write a few words in Spanish to the person you love so much on this special day. Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2345&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b>\u00bfC\u00f3mo lleg\u00f3 San Valent\u00edn o el d\u00eda de los enamorados a Espa\u00f1a?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esta costumbre anglosajona no pis\u00f3 suelo espa\u00f1ol hasta 1948 cuando Jos\u00e9 \u201cPep\u00edn\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez, fundador de las Galer\u00edas Preciados, instal\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de su negocio la pr\u00e1ctica de regalar flores, bombones o regalos entre enamorados. Galer\u00edas Preciados son unos conocidos grandes almacenes de origen espa\u00f1ol, la empresa naci\u00f3 en 1943 y su primer centro fue abierto en Madrid en la concurrida calle madrile\u00f1a de Callao. Durante los a\u00f1os sesenta la compa\u00f1\u00eda se fue extendiendo a lo largo de toda la geograf\u00eda espa\u00f1ola, contando con un total de treinta y nueve establecimientos, su \u00e9xito perdur\u00f3 hasta finales de d\u00e9cada cuando El Corte Ingl\u00e9s, otra cadena de grandes almacenes presidida por su primo, le gan\u00f3 el puesto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasta ese momento este santo de origen italiano no ten\u00eda presencia en Espa\u00f1a. Desde entonces, las tiendas de regalos de todas las ciudades espa\u00f1olas se ti\u00f1en de rojo y desprenden aroma a rosa frescas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahora bien, \u00bfsabes c\u00f3mo nos dirigimos en espa\u00f1ol a nuestra pareja, mujer, marido, novio\/a\u2026 en definitiva, a nuestra persona amada? Las palabras m\u00e1s utilizadas son las siguientes: cari\u00f1o, bomb\u00f3n, mi amor, mi alma, cielo, amor m\u00edo, mi ni\u00f1a\/o, mi rey\/reina&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bfY\u2026 qu\u00e9 expresiones utilizamos en espa\u00f1ol para expresar nuestros sentimientos? Aqu\u00ed tienes una peque\u00f1a lista ordenada en funci\u00f3n del grado de menor a mayor con la que expresamos nuestros sentimientos en espa\u00f1ol: me gustas, me gustas mucho, te quiero, te quiero mucho y estoy enamorado\/a de ti.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Te animamos a escribir a la persona que tanto quieres unas palabras en espa\u00f1ol durante este d\u00eda tan especial. \u00a1Feliz San Valent\u00edn!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Anglo-Saxon custom did not set foot on Spanish soil until 1948, when Jos\u00e9 &#8220;Pep\u00edn&#8221; Fern\u00e1ndez, founder of the Preciados Galleries, introduced the exchange of flowers, chocolates or gifts between lovers. 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