Spanish Treasure Fleets from the 16th to 18th CenturiesThe galleons were well-armed with cannons and packed with troops. Introduction From the 16th to 18th centuries,...
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Spain Introduces Digital Nomad VisaIf your livelihood is teleworking, you could have problems getting your permit. Consulates have become strict about...
The International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War and the First Jewish Resistance to FascismAt least one in seven volunteers were Jews, making up a force of 5,000 men and women....
How 300 Years of Colonial Rule Still Marks MexicoFor 300 years, Mexico was a Spanish colony and the center of a huge administrative area called...
Man Made and Natural Architecture at Park Güell in BarcelonaPark Güell stands as a unique testament to the relationship between Antoni Gaudí’s singular architectural style and...
Top Five Ancient Roman Sites in Southern SpainThe south of Spain was fertile and ideal for export wine, olive oil and garum (fermented fish...
Map of Cholula, Mexico, from the Relaciones Geográficas in 1581The map is organized on a grid—as was the actual city it represents. Introduction In 1581, an...
An Introduction to Medieval Spanish Gothic CathedralsLike Gothic structures throughout the rest of Europe, Iberian cathedrals were stunning in the richness of their...
An Introduction to Hispanolia’s Early Colonial ArtThe European invasion and colonization of the Americas was launched in 1492 from Hispaniola. Introduction In the...
Fin De Siècle and the Rise of FascismThe fin-de-siècle generation condemned the rationalistic individualism of liberal society and the dissolution of social links in...
Prints and Printmakers in Colonial New SpainReligious orthodoxy was critical during this period of the Counter Reformation and was enforced by the Inquisition...
King Philip’s Spanish ArmadaWhen Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1578, Philip had one more reason to attack England....
Spanish Conquistadors and the Fall of Aztec TenochtitlanThe Spanish saw nothing of value in the indigenous culture and set out to systematically destroy everything...
Exiles-Migrants and Reconciliation in the Spanish Low Countries after the Peace of Arras in 1549Examining the experiences of exiles, returnees, and migrants and challenges faced by them. Abstract This article contributes...
Illustrators of the New World: The Image in the Spanish Scientific Expeditions of the EnlightenmentIn the 18th Century, most travelers and explorers had painters and illustrators at their sides who recorded...
The Spanish Conquistadores and Colonial EmpireThe Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in...
The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico, 500 Years LaterThe history of the Spanish and Aztecs is still strikingly visible in the center of Mexico City....
The Spanish Inquisition: Historical Context for Don QuixoteAs vast as the Spanish empire was during Cervantes time, the empire found itself engaged in numerous...
The Renaissance in SpainDuring the Renaissance, the Spanish empire also extended throughout Western Europe. Introduction We often think of globalization...
New Money in New SpainColonial opulence had to be displayed behind closed doors. At first glance, the portrait appears to be...
‘Spanish Atlanteans’: Crisis of Empire and Reconstruction of Spanish Monarchy, 1672-1740A new national imaginary emerged that legitimized the task of redefinition. With variations, a concern with origins...
An Introduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the AmericasThe Spanish Crown sent forces to colonize the land, convert the indigenous populations, and extract resources from...
Anti-Spanish Bias and American Expansionism in the 19th CenturyPoet-politician Joel Barlow personified an ideology borne of religious antipathy and economic rivalry. No sooner had the...
Caste and Politics in the Struggle for Mexican IndependenceTo understand the struggle for Mexican independence, it’s necessary to explore both the wider, international context and...
Spanish Conquistadors and Mexican Vaqueros in the Lone Star StatePortraits, landscape paintings, drawings, and historical maps flesh out the cultural history. By Jennifer Smart A rare,...
The Networks of Science in Exile during the Spanish Civil WarWithout doubt, this process fostered the vascularization of science in receiving countries. By Dr. Francisco Javier Dosil...
The American Revolution Story Has a Hole the Size of SpainWhile the Marquis de Lafayette gets a share of the glory, names like Gardoqui and Gálvez are...
Spain’s 1936 Civil War and the Americans Who Fought in It: A Convoluted HistoryThe Spanish Civil War was seen as very much of a piece with the war against Hitler...
Spanish North American Territories and Borders during the American RevolutionSpanish Presidios and Mexican Leather-Jackets in 1772. Spaniards responded to the unfolding story of the American Revolution...
The Role of Smallpox in the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs 500 Years AgoHernán Cortés owed his conquest of the Aztecs to his expedition’s unknown, unseen secret weapon: the smallpox...