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Escorial, "Jornadas Cartomágicas" (Days of Card Magic), is an annual invitation-only card magic convention where the top European card workers meet in the small village of El Escorial, Spain.

Originally hosted by Juan Tamariz, starting in the 1974, it is sponsored by the Escuela Mágicas de Madrid, one of Spain’s elite magic clubs.

Reinhard Muller created some of the programs for the events, as well as David Solomon.

Each year, select topics are presented and discussed.

Topics

• 1974: Double-Lifts, Flourishes. Production and Shuffles and Stage Card Magic.
• 1978: Rising Cards, Torn Cards, Palms and Palming, and Routining Card Tricks
• 1979 Gilbreath's Principles
• 1981: Cartas Gigantes (Giant card effects)
• 1983: Wild Card ?
• 1985: Ace Assembly
• 1986: Estimacion (Estimation)
• 1987: Card Cases
• 1988: Glimpses
• 1989: Gray Code (Bracelet Code)
• 1990: Card Indexes, Culling and Stocking
• 1991: White Line Problem
• 1992: Marlo on Faked Decks
• 1994: Allerton, Horowitz, Daley
• 1996: Card found in ... some object
• 1997: Vernon's Lectures in Germany
• 1999: Matt Schulien - Eddie Fechter, A Comparison
• 2000: Edward Marlo Deck Switches
• 2001: The Punch Deal
• 2002: Marlo Miracle Deck
• 2003: The Elevator Card Trick