My experience of trying to get my qualifications accepted in Spain reminded me of a famous piece of Spanish literature written by Mariano José de Larra. You may never have heard of him but he is very well known of in Spain.

It's well worth a read if only to realise the frustration that even the Spanish have with their own bureaucracy.

I found and corrected a translation into English and you can read it here: http://tortosaforum.com/Larra.htm


Mariano José de Larra

Mariano José de Larra was born in Madrid on March 24th 1809. He had occupations including writer and journalist. He died in Madrid in February 1837 aged 27 years and 11 months old. The cause of his death was suicide.

In 1832 Larra wrote ‘Vuelva Usted mañana’, a critique on the Spanish society of the time. 180 years later has anything changed? I leave it to you, dear reader, to decide.

Enjoy!