diff --git a/app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb
index 5ba9e8d77..6410aaa18 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
       <div class="admin-content small-12 medium-9 column">
         <% if notice %>
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius success">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
             <%= notice %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
 
         <% if alert %>
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius alert">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
             <%= alert %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 15fe1fe03..8c5b9ab9b 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       <div class="alert-messages">
         <div class="row">
           <div data-alert class="alert-box success radius">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
             <%= notice %>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <div class="alert-messages">
         <div class="row">
           <div data-alert class="alert-box alert radius">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
             <%= alert %>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/devise.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/devise.html.erb
index c7b6ed372..d5c4a9d2d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/devise.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/devise.html.erb
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
       <div class="panel">
         <% if notice %>
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius success">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
               <%= notice %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
 
         <% if alert %>
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius warning">
-            <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+            <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
               <%= alert %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_errors.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_errors.html.erb
index b0b3258e8..3ced01dbf 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_errors.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_errors.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% if resource.errors.any? %>
   <div id="error_explanation" data-alert class="alert-box alert radius">
-    <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+    <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
 
     <strong>
       <%= pluralize resource.errors.count, t("form.error"), t("form.errors") %>
diff --git a/app/views/verification/residence/_errors.html.erb b/app/views/verification/residence/_errors.html.erb
index 5e4a5e882..25ed40deb 100644
--- a/app/views/verification/residence/_errors.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/verification/residence/_errors.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% if @residence.errors[:residence_in_madrid].present? %>
 
   <div id="error_explanation" data-alert class="alert-box alert radius">
-  	<a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+  	<a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
     <%= t("verification.residence.new.error_verifying_census") %>
     <%= mail_to "web.gobiernoabierto@madrid.es" %>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/verification/sms/edit.html.erb b/app/views/verification/sms/edit.html.erb
index 4f988056f..ac71bba57 100644
--- a/app/views/verification/sms/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/verification/sms/edit.html.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <%= form_for @sms, as: "sms", url: sms_path, method: :put do |f| %>
       <% if @error %>
         <div data-alert class="alert-box alert radius">
-          <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
+          <a href="#" class="close" title="<%= t("application.close") %>">&times;</a>
           <%= @error %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7f857adec..4d0969331 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ en:
   application:
     alert:
       only_beta_testers: "Sorry only Beta Testers are allowed access at the moment"
+    close: "Close"
   debates:
     index:
       start_debate: Start a debate
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 71d77d637..845ba5ecc 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ es:
   application:
     alert:
       only_beta_testers: "Lo sentimos sólo los usuarios de pruebas tienen acceso de momento"
+    close: "Cerrar"
   debates:
     index:
       start_debate: Empieza un debate