diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
index 890954e80..5098996ae 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		<div class="row">
 			<div class="small-12 column">
 				<div class="right">
-					<a href="#">Portal de Transparencia</a> | <a href="#">Datos abiertos</a>
+					<a href="#"><%= t("layouts.header.external_link_transparency") %></a> | <a href="#"><%= t("layouts.header.external_link_opendata") %></a>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 	<div class="contain-to-grid">
 		<nav class="top-bar" data-topbar role="navigation">
 			<ul class="title-area">
-				<li class="name">					
+				<li class="name">
 					<%= link_to root_path do %>
 						<%= image_tag('header-logo-madrid.png', :class => 'left', :size => '96x96') %>
-						gobierno<strong>abierto</strong> | <span>Participación</span>
+						<%= t("layouts.header.open_gov", open: "<strong>#{t('layouts.header.open')}</strong>").html_safe %> | <span><%= t("layouts.header.participation") %></span>
 					<% end %>
 				</li>
-				<li class="toggle-topbar menu-icon"><a href="#"><span>Menu</span></a></li>
+				<li class="toggle-topbar menu-icon"><a href="#"><span><%= t("layouts.header.menu") %></span></a></li>
 			</ul>
 
 			<section class="top-bar-section">
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 	<% if home_page? %>
 		<div class="row">
 			<div class="small-12 column text-center">
-				<h1>Estamos abriendo Madrid</h1>
-				<h2>Para que todos los madrileños decidamos que ciudad queremos tener.</h2>
-				<%= link_to 'Participa en los últimos debates e iniciativas', new_debate_path, :class => 'button radius' %>
+				<h1><%= t("layouts.header.open_city") %></h1>
+				<h2><%= t("layouts.header.open_city_slogan") %></h2>
+				<%= link_to t("layouts.header.create_debate"), new_debate_path, :class => 'button radius' %>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	<% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 79f0bb645..f0ee05b66 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 en:
+  layouts:
+    header:
+      external_link_transparency: Transparency
+      external_link_opendata: Open data
+      open_gov: "%{open} government"
+      open: "Open"
+      participation: Participation
+      menu: Menu
+      open_city: We are opening Madrid
+      open_city_slogan: So the citizens can decide what kind of city they want.
+      create_debate: Create a debate
   debates:
     debate:
       debate: Debate
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 0243bc604..53ad433ea 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 es:
+  layouts:
+    header:
+      external_link_transparency: Portal de Transparencia
+      external_link_opendata: Datos abiertos
+      open_gov: "Gobierno %{open}"
+      open: "abierto"
+      participation: Participación
+      menu: Menú
+      open_city: Estamos abriendo Madrid
+      open_city_slogan: Para que todos los madrileños decidamos que ciudad queremos tener.
+      create_debate: Crea un debate
   debates:
     debate:
       debate: Debate