Sources of information about Stravinsky’s visits to Spain include the composer’s own comments, few but incisive, to be found in Chroniques de ma vie, Memories and Commentaries and Expositions and Developments. In addition, there are his often noteworthy references to Spanish culture as reported by others, where his strongly worded impressions have been recalled by reliable sources including Romain Rolland, in his vivid memoir,2 and by Robert Craft (and Vera Stravinsky) who described Stravinsky’s first trip to Madrid in 1916 as ‘one of the most exciting months of his life’.3