The book includes more than 30 legends representing the mythology of the main historical regions of Spain (including the Canary and Balearic Islands) and introducing readers to the richest mythology of the peoples of Spain, its traditions, superstitions, as well as sources of famous literary works. The manual is supplemented by a dictionary and a section of creative tasks and exercises aimed at developing reading, translation and retelling skills in Spanish, as well as developing speech skills. The introduction offers a brief outline of the mythology of the peoples of Spain and introduces the peculiarities of Spanish legends, and comments on each of the legends help to better understand their content and meaning, introduce historical facts and realities of Spanish life. "A brief dictionary of Spanish superstitions, signs, mythological images and symbols" helps to understand not only legends, but also the cultural traditions, customs and character of the inhabitants of various autonomies of Spain. The second edition of the manual has been significantly revised and supplemented with materials that are first presented to Russian readers.