Vicente G. Olaya

The Hispanic Council has revived the forgotten story of the Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia, which was sent to defend the Pacific coast for Spain in the 1700s

A cultural association named Hispania Nostra decries that valuable historical buildings have been defaced, badly restored, or demolished altogether

Although only a few sections have survived, this feat of engineering covered 98.6 kilometers between the mountains and the regional capital

A new novel recreates the bold effort by Harold E. Dahl’s wife to save his life after he was sentenced to death by the Franco regime

Researchers have discovered that what was thought to be the remains of a church at Los Hitos archaeological site is in fact a sixth-century palatine complex

Newly published historical research confirms the German navy’s frequent presence in the Spanish archipelago between the two world wars

Seventy percent of German ships docked in the Canary Islands between 1919 and 1939, a period of history illustrated by the photos unearthed by historian José Miguel Rodríguez Illescas

Once the capital of a powerful kingdom, the Vega Baja site includes remains from the Roman, medieval and Islamic eras that could soon make way for over 1,600 homes

The palatial complex was built by the Visigoths in 578, and has been the focus of archaeological studies for more than a century

Experts say these warrior noblemen may have died during the battle that killed famed Carthaginian commander Hamilcar Barca

The site, which sits atop a craggy hill, contains layers of many civilizations dating back to the Bronze Age

Villar de Domingo García, population 218, is home to an astounding archaeological site containing the largest figurative Roman mosaic found to date

Seventeen centuries ago, a Roman nobleman built an enormous estate in what is today Villar de Domingo García, a tiny municipality in the Spanish interior. A decade’s worth of digging has uncovered just five percent of the site, which has already yielded the largest figurative mosaic of the Roman Empire and a large collection of marble sculptures

DNA-based evidence and archeological research confirm ties to Berbers from North Africa, not to Celts as once believed

A joint investigation is being conducted on the remains of 10 bodies and a temple found in Sa Galera, off the coast of Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic Islands

A new book explores how movies have emphasized negative aspects of Spain’s imperial past while playing down Anglo-American wrongdoing, often to support a political cause

A joint investigation between six universities is shining a light on the Dolmen de Soto, a 6,000-year-old megalithic monument, complete with ancient drawings of armed figures

The Culture Ministry has charted the 681 vessels sunk between 1492 and 1898, including the Santa María, the largest of Christopher Columbus’s three ships on his first voyage across the Atlantic

Spanish, English and German archeologists are studying a 12-meter high Visigothic palace built at the start of the 6th century

An archeologist has revealed why numerous golden crowns and other jewels were buried in a field 15 kilometers outside Toledo

A scan reveals that Ptolemy II’s ophthalmologist lies in Madrid’s National Archeology Museum

The National Archaeology Museum will return the important find to the northern province next year

An exhibition in the Royal Palace reveals the remarkable scope of the Spanish monarch’s rescue operation for prisoners of the First World War

Chile and a treasure hunter are fighting over the cargo of a Spanish galleon that went down in 1770

The local government in Santiago de Compostela says it is the real owner of the invaluable sculptures, which once graced the cathedral but are now kept in the summer house of the Spanish dictator’s family

Protecting their distinction while managing basic services is proving difficult for 15 Spanish cities, which are demanding extra funding

Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has been approached by rival Socialists to run as their own candidate in upcoming polls