Victoria Lia·4d agoFinds Behind the Walls of Spain’s Santa Clara ConventTwo nuns’ brains, Ming porcelain, and the balls that went over the convent wallA response icon1A response icon1
A Daily Dose of History·Jul 26In May 1539 a Spanish expeditionary force led by Hernando de Soto landed on the shore of what is…De Soto’s force of approximately 600 people included soldiers, slaves, priests, government officials, and the craftsmen and laborers…A response icon1A response icon1
Arianna North Castell·Mar 19The Fight For Memory: The Mass Graves That Haunt Spain“If they kill me, it will be because I didn’t think like them and because I served my legally elected government. I’m not afraid of dying…
Monis Bukhari·Feb 7Khashkhash ibn Sa‘id: The Andalusian Voyager Who Reached the Americas in 889 CEPreface: In the Shadows of Obscured Narratives
Conrado Navalón·Oct 14, 2025Guillermo del Madroñal: the art of chiseling history with wordsLast Friday, the town of Cieza paid a heartfelt and well-deserved tribute to the memory of Guillermo del Madroñal, a man who was not only a…
Tyler June van Hoorn·Jun 12, 2025Welcome to the CAN’T GO BACK, WON’T MOVE ON podcast blogIntroducing the podcast and setting expectations for our first season
InAmbulatinbyAdam·Feb 23, 2025Echoes of Spain’s DeclineReflections on the Bourbon Restoration and loss of Empire
InAmbulatinbyAdam·Feb 22, 2025Exploring the story of bordersTracing the shifting line that divides Portugal & Spain
Barbora Jirincova·Nov 25, 2024It was a great wedding, Ferdinand and Isabella. This Spanish marriage changed the world.In 1469, Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. They united Spain, discovered America, and completed the Reconquista. Oh, and…
Laudonmichal·Nov 5, 2024The Conquest of the Inca Empire: Francisco Pizarro and the Fall of a CivilizationThe Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, led by Francisco Pizarro in the early 16th century, remains one of history’s most dramatic and…
