Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed an interactive catalogue with the geolocation of cities in Spain and Latin America that have been given names from Greco-Roman antiquity or have been compared to ancient cities. This initiative, developed as part of the ANTIMO research project, seeks to offer a new perspective on modernization, progress and the construction of political models through classical references.

After six centuries in Spain, discrimination against the Roma people remains “rooted in stereotypes based on ignorance and, in some cases, pseudo-knowledge about this community”, explains Juan Jarque Jarque, who advocates for an inclusive education system that respects diverse values as a way to end antigypsyism and encourage greater Roma participation in community life. To overcome both antigypsyism in Spanish society and Roma disengagement from it, Jarque proposes an education system that weaves Roma history into Spain’s national narrative while also protecting each community’s cultural identity. This way, different groups can preserve their traditions yet share the same cultural, political and social space.