Many times in Madrid and other parts of España I' ve seen year dates written not as , for example 1969 but 1.969 . Can anybody tell me the history behind using the fullstop between the first and second number ? It's commonly used in more traditional establishments . ( years living in Madrid I should have asked myself ... A veces estoy un poco vago .

yes the point is use in Spanish countries and comma in others like France
but the origins do not know. There is a long discussion in Spanish here but too lazy to read it ::)

http://www.reglasdeortografia.com/numerales.html

I think you're too busy travelling Pedmar , not lazy !! And that's a great thing to be able to do . Enjoy México ! And thanks for the link which I'll read .

Just did a quick read and there is a phrase . 'Es incorrecto escribir con punto la expresión numérica de los años . 1.992 - 2.001 .'

You see this expression of years in many places in Madrid .. in bars and restaurants so I'm still convinced there is an historical context to discover .

hahaha well in a while I am going to a corporate luncheon, boring thing, all is blah blah blah but we must be politically correct.
Then Mexico the branch overthere book me a hotel for 225 USD, heck here we pay and then reimburse, but I rather stay in Zona Rosa cheaper hotels and more things to do lol!!!

quicker answer should come from them
http://www.rae.es/rae.html

on the points thingy as you are very interested in finding out.
cheers

here see <I am working for you, all the contacts

http://www.rae.es/rae/gestores/gespub000...D7?OpenDocument

Thanks Pedmar . I'll contact them .