diff --git a/src/plugins/rel/rel_es.py b/src/plugins/rel/rel_es.py
index 4f0246ebe..13509740c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/rel/rel_es.py
+++ b/src/plugins/rel/rel_es.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class RelationshipCalculator(Relationship.RelationshipCalculator):
         else:
             return "sobrino %d-ésimo" % level 
 
-    def get_distant_nieve(self, level):
+    def get_distant_niece(self, level):
         if level < len(_level_name_female):
             return "sobrina %s" % (_level_name_female[level]) 
         else:
@@ -253,85 +253,71 @@ class RelationshipCalculator(Relationship.RelationshipCalculator):
         else:
             return "%d-ésima sobrina nieta" % (level-1)
 
-    def get_relationship(self, db, orig_person, other_person):
+    def get_relationship(self, secondRel, firstRel, orig_person_gender, other_person_gender):
         """
         returns a string representing the relationshp between the two people,
         along with a list of common ancestors (typically father,mother) 
         """
 
-        if orig_person is None:
-            return ("undefined", [])
-
-        if orig_person.get_handle() == other_person.get_handle():
-            return ('', [])
-
-        is_spouse = self.is_spouse(db, orig_person, other_person)
-        if is_spouse:
-            return (is_spouse, [])
-
-        #get_relationship_distance changed, first data is relation to 
-        #orig person, apperently secondRel in this function
-        (secondRel, firstRel, common) = \
-                     self.get_relationship_distance(db, orig_person, other_person)
-
-        if isinstance(common, basestring):
-            return (common, [])
-        elif common:
-            person_handle = common[0]
-        else:
-            return ("", [])
-
-        firstRel = len(firstRel)
-        secondRel = len(secondRel)
-
+        common = ""
         if firstRel == 0:
             if secondRel == 0:
                 return ('', common)
-            elif other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            elif other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_father(secondRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_mother(secondRel), common)
         elif secondRel == 0:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_son(firstRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_daughter(firstRel), common)
         elif firstRel == 1:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_uncle(secondRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_aunt(secondRel), common)
         elif secondRel == 1:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_nephew(firstRel-1), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_niece(firstRel-1), common)
         elif firstRel == secondRel == 2:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return ('primo hermano', common)
             else:
                 return ('prima hermana', common)
         elif firstRel == secondRel:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_male_cousin(firstRel-1), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_female_cousin(firstRel-1), common)
         elif firstRel == secondRel+1:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_distant_nephew(secondRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_distant_niece(secondRel), common)
         elif firstRel+1 == secondRel:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_distant_uncle(firstRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_distant_aunt(firstRel), common)
         else:
-            if other_person.get_gender() == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
+            if other_person_gender == gen.lib.Person.MALE:
                 return (self.get_male_relative(firstRel, secondRel), common)
             else:
                 return (self.get_female_relative(firstRel, secondRel), common)
 
+    def get_single_relationship_string(self, Ga, Gb, gender_a, gender_b,
+                                       reltocommon_a, reltocommon_b,
+                                       only_birth=True, 
+                                       in_law_a=False, in_law_b=False):
+        return self.get_relationship(Ga, Gb, gender_a, gender_b)[0];
+
+    def get_sibling_relationship_string(self, sib_type, gender_a, gender_b, 
+                                        in_law_a=False, in_law_b=False):
+        return self.get_relationship(1, 1, gender_a, gender_b)[0];
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     # Test function. Call it as follows from the command line (so as to find