The Dos de Mayo fiesta is the celebration and commemoration of the day the resistance of the population of Madrid drove the French out,in 1808.It was a bloody affair but many Spaniards are very proud of this fact.If you are in Madrid this weekend,keep in mind that Monday is a holiday in Madrid so shops will be closed.Now back to fiestas all around Madrid for the celebration of el día del Dos de Mayo.Of course some of thee most interesting fiestas take place in the Plazas de Dos de Mayo all over Madrid.On the 1st of May, a day which also happens to be the International Worker´s Day,there will be all sorts of plays and acts from the 19th century. Various scenes of popular plays about the history of the date like ‘Trapos sucios en el lavadero’, ‘¡A la Fuente Mozas!’, READ MORE »