The Cursillo movement started in Majorca, Spain in 1944. A layman named Eduardo Bonnín participated in the early years of the "short courses" and helped develop the cursillos to the point that it became an active renewal movement in the Church.

In 1972, Cursillo came to Liverpool, England.

Today, Cursillo is a worldwide movement with centres in nearly all South and Central American countries, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and in several African countries.

DE COLORES!! Cursillo Founder, Eduardo Bonnin