Bolsa de Madrid 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open outcry from 10a.m. to 11:30 a.m., both Monday through Friday The "Bolsa de Madrid" was officially founded in 1831. In 1993, the Bolsa de Madrid switched to all-electronic trading for fixed-income securities. As required by Spanish law, it is managed and operated by the "Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Valores de Madrid S.A.," a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain. The membership of the Madrid Stock Exchange consists of 41 major financial institutions and 12 established securities dealers. At December 31, 2001, approximately 1477 domestic and foreign companies had
Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana The Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana (School of Mexican Gastronomy) is the only school dedicated to the research, promotion and development of high Mexican cuisine. It was opened by Yuri de Gotari and Edmundo Escamilla who have studied and researched Mexican cuisine from anthropological, social, historical and cultural perspectives for over two decades. The school offers conferences, and courses in theory and practice, such as Mexican gastronomy and the cinema, and writing about food. The school also offers certificates and B.A.s in Mexican Gastronomy. Classes include those given by anthropologists, historians as well as more traditional classes