Ana Merino: "The empire that fascinated the United States the most was the Spanish"
Author Ana Merino discusses her latest novel and the influences of Spanish literature on American perspectives.
The great lie that the Spanish Empire stole gold from America
The article argues against the notion that the Spanish Empire systematically robbed America of its gold through heavy taxation, suggesting the reality is more nuanced.
The colossal economic and cultural debt that the U.S. never repaid to the Spanish Empire
A congress to be held on January 20 and 21 in Madrid will analyze the Hispanic legacy in the independence of the Thirteen Colonies and address the debts owed to Spain.
'Humiliate Spain': the document where Great Britain planned the fall of the Spanish Empire
A secret document drafted in the early 19th century suggests a British plan to deploy warships and troops against Spain to undermine its empire.
Heroic defense: the day the Spanish Empire lost Gibraltar to the English
In August 1704, English Admiral George Rooke and Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt led a naval assault with over 60 ships and 4,000 men to capture Gibraltar from the Spanish Empire.