When you think of Christmas in Spain, a few things might come to mind: bustling holiday markets, lavish feasts, and the ...

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest ...

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with ...

MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday.