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Clare's Historical Spanish Page - General Links


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All Purpose Links

American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain: Fairly nice site with some very interesting publications.

Sí, Spain: Spanish web site with a plethora of different types of information.

Arts and Science Links

Dama de Eche: A famous stone sculpture of original Iberian art, dating around 4th century BC.  The city of Elche is located in the province of Valencia.

Efigy of Doña María Parea: "Primary source for a late 15th Century Castilian Woman's Dress."

History of the Mantilla: Gives a description and other information regarding the Mantilla.

Science in Al-Andalus: A wonderfully detailed article explaining the significance of the Islamic invasion to the scientific world.

Spain, the Early Years: Costume of the Visigoths, Mozarabes, and the Northern Christian Kingdoms: Costume site written by Maddalena Jessamyn di Piemonte.

Spanish Farthingale Page: Information on the Spanish Farthingale and other related Elizabethan information.

Cultural Links

Corrida del Torros: Information about the origins and history of bullfighting.

El Grupo Sema: A modern music group devoted to performing Spanish pieces from the Medieval or Renaissance Era.

Muslim Spain and European Culture: Devoted to analyzing the Moorish influence.

Museo del Prado:

Softguide Madrid: Art and Culture: Take a virtual tour of many different important aspects of Spain's capita

Historical Links

Chronology of Kings: Listing of the Kings of the various provinces of Spain, including dates and family origin.

A Graphical History of Spain: Informative site with maps and other visual aids.

Mad Monarchs's of Europe - Featuring the Kinky Kings of Spain : Way too cool! Definitely something fun to peruse.

Medieval Dates in Spanish History: Site provides a general outline highlighting important years from the beginning of Spain's history until 1492.

A Short Survey of Spanish History: Brief capsulation of Spain's History.

Spanish Armada of 1558: Webside dedicated to the Armada, very informative.

Literature Links

H-Cervantes: An university webpage devoted toMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

Labyrinth Library: Iberian Texts: Includes translations of literary work, such as Cantar de Mío Cid, and historical information, such as letters written by Christopher Columbus.

Medieval Sourcebook - Poetry of the Spanish Moors: The title is self-explanatory.

Proves de digitalzació del Fons Grewe: Digitalized full-text facsimiles of various period texts in various languages.

Virtual Tours

El Camino de Santiago: Includes cool information about the pilgrimage, including a map of the journey and a virtual tour of the cathedral.

Castle Niebla: Information about a Spanish castle and the area surrounding it.

Phototour of Spain: Wow!  Visit this link!