Spain – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 01 Sep 2025 23:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Spain – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Testerian Catechism and Egerton Codex: Images as Tools of Conversion in Colonial New Spain https://brewminate.com/testerian-catechism-and-egerton-codex-images-as-tools-of-conversion-in-colonial-new-spain/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:03:46 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=214028 Visual teaching tools used by missionaries for converting the Indigenous population of Central Mexico to Christianity. Introduction The

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]]> A Mosaic of Cultural Identities on the Northwest Iberian Peninsula 5,000 Years Ago https://brewminate.com/a-mosaic-of-cultural-identities-on-the-northwest-iberian-peninsula-5000-years-ago/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:46:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=205051 Possible ideological and social changes that led to a new chronological-cultural stage: the Early Bronze Age. Abstract The

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]]> Too Many with Too Much: The Spanish Price Revolution from the 15th to 17th Centuries https://brewminate.com/too-many-with-too-much-the-spanish-price-revolution-from-the-15th-to-17th-centuries/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:53:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=187890 Too many people with too much money chased too few goods. Introduction The Price Revolution, sometimes known as the Spanish

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]]> The Encomienda System and Forced Indigenous Labor in the Spanish Empire https://brewminate.com/the-encomienda-system-and-forced-indigenous-labor-in-the-spanish-empire/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:03:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=181487 The Spanish Empire maintained two key objectives: extract material wealth and convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity. Introduction

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]]> The Spanish Conquistadors and Their Stolen Gold: Empire, Plunder, and Legacy https://brewminate.com/the-spanish-conquistadors-and-their-stolen-gold/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:02:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=181503 In melting down this glittering metal, the conquistadors left behind a trail of death, torture, and destruction. Introduction

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]]> Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal Dividing the Spoils in 1494 https://brewminate.com/treaty-of-tordesillas-spain-and-portugal-dividing-the-spoils-in-1494/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:21:02 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168551 The two kingdoms squabbled over states and peoples that had never even heard of these two small countries.

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]]> The Manila Galleon: Spanish Treasure Ships in the 16th Century https://brewminate.com/the-manila-galleon-spanish-treasure-ships-in-the-16th-century/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:20:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168576 The Spanish themselves called them the naos de China or ‘Chinese ships’. Introduction The Manila galleons were Spanish treasure ships which transported precious

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]]> Treasure Ports of the Spanish Main in the Early Modern World https://brewminate.com/treasure-ports-of-the-spanish-main-in-the-early-modern-world/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:19:57 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168566 The Spanish conquered and stripped cultures of anything valuable, melting down objects of gold and silver. Introduction The

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]]> Spanish Treasure Fleets from the 16th to 18th Centuries https://brewminate.com/spanish-treasure-fleets-from-the-16th-to-18th-centuries/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:03:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=166846 The galleons were well-armed with cannons and packed with troops. Introduction From the 16th to 18th centuries, two

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]]> Spain Introduces Digital Nomad Visa https://brewminate.com/spain-introduces-digital-nomad-visa/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:04:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=166074 If your livelihood is teleworking, you could have problems getting your permit. Consulates have become strict about teleworking

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