Spanish Galleon: The Definitive Warship of the Atlantic
Introduction Harking back to our romanticized notions of the veritable Spanish Armada and the early transatlantic trade routes of the 16th century, the Galleon serves…
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Moors: The Fascinating Muslim Rulers Of Al-Andalus
ContentsIntroduction – The Islamic Invasion of the Iberian PeninsulaThe Cultural History of the Moors Who Were the Moors and Andalusians? Cordoba and the Umayyad Legacy…
Spanish study reconstructs 681 ship sinkings, thereby possibly creating the world’s “largest treasure map”
Spain’s culture ministry, in collaboration with various Spanish academics and researchers, has successfully reconstructed a whopping 681 Spanish ship sinkings by the American landmass. The…
Conquistadors: The Remarkable Spanish Warriors and Adventurers
Introduction When we talk of the Conquistador, the subjective discussion tends to either take a damning route or present an idealizing status. But beyond the…
A storm in Cádiz fortuitously reveals an ancient Roman aqueduct
When local residents emerged from their homes after a storm at the Cortadura beach, they were surprised to find not one but two remnants that…
500-year-old military code of King Ferdinand II cracked by Spain’s intelligence agency
A few days ago, we talked about the solving of the penultimate Dead Sea Scroll and its code, achieved by researchers at the University of…
12th-century Islamic gold dinars found inside the Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France
Starting out as a nominal barn structure and then becoming the largest church in Christendom for 200 years (until overtaken by St. Peter’s Basilica), the…
Hispano-Roman site of Lucentum reveals the region’s oldest known paved road
While the present-day ruins of ancient Lucentum bear an undeniably Roman character, its history harks back to a time when the Iberian peninsula (comprising modern-day…
Advanced Roman copper mining systems discovered in southern Spain
Munigua, a present-day archaeological complex in Sierra Morena, southern Spain, was once an ancient settlement known for its mining scope. Originally inhabited by the Turdetani,…
1,800-year old Roman shipwreck found off the coast of Balearic Islands
Spanish researchers have come across one of the rarer finds in the field of archaeology – that of an intact ancient shipwreck in the Mediterranean…
