The Dolmen of Soto, located in Huelva, Spain, is one of the most significant prehistoric…
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In 711 AD Tariq ibn Ziyad, the celebrated and loyal general of the Umayyad Caliph…
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History
Named for a Castle and Led by a Saint: The Knights of Calatrava
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThe Spanish peninsula in the 12th century was a land under threat. The Islamic threat…
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Today Queen Elizabeth I is one of England’s best-remembered monarchs, but she wasn’t always so…
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In a small town on the outskirts of Madrid, Justo Gallego has undertaken a remarkable…
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Archaeology
The Kingdom of the Suebi: A Germanic Kingdom in Portugal?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanThe Kingdom of the Suebi also referred to as Kingdom of Galicia was a kingdom…
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History
Codename Garbo: Juan Pujol García and His Fake Network of Spies
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanJuan Pujol Garcia lived a lie so well that it helped to win World War…
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Cerro Rico de Potosi, a mountain that gave the world an immense amount of silver,…
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History
Morocco and the Western Sahara: The Largest Territorial Annex in Africa
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriIn the far west of the continent of Africa, on the Atlantic coast of the…
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The Molotov cocktail is one of the all-time greats of improvised weaponry. A hand-thrown incendiary…
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Between 1850 and 1930, a remarkable migration took place. Approximately 80,000 women from rural villages…
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The legacy of Spain’s super-rich “indianos” is a complex and multifaceted one. In the late…
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The mummies of the Canary Islands have long been a subject of intrigue and speculation,…
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The Spanish island of Cabrera, known for its breathtaking beauty as a national park, holds…
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Ice Age Cave Art has long captivated the imaginations of archaeologists and art enthusiasts alike,…