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This week, we explore the abandoned 18th-century mansion of Dr. Guan Torres, a respected medical figure from northern Spain. Once a symbol of success and family pride, the house now sits in silent ...
Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?
A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia's medieval city of ...
The bride is corseted and cosseted in her high-necked, hand-appliquéd Italian lace wedding dress on the grounds of an ...
Minted in Peru in 1707, the money bolsters the evidence that the wreck is the Spanish ship "San José," which sank off the ...
Colombian academics have used high-definition images of coins to identify the ship as the San José, which was heading from Peru to Spain.
It was the “one that got away”. It became the “Holy Grail” of shipwrecks. Now, decades after treasure hunters claimed to have found its remains, the identity of the $26 billion Spanish ...
Underwater archaeologists may have discovered a long-lost 18th-century treasure ship that vanished over two centuries ago. Marine expert Edmond O’Byrne told Pen News that his team found what is ...
Science Archaeology Gold coins confirm ‘world’s richest shipwreck’ is 18th century Spanish galleon But who gets to claim the $17 billion treasure? By Andrew Paul Published Jun 11, 2025 10:30 ...
MADRID (AP) — In the heart of Spain's capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted ... but even the War of Spanish Succession at the start of the 18th century — a lineage that would make Casa Pedro older ...
A historic 18th-century castle -turned-residence has just been listed for sale by Spain Sotheby’s International Realty, with an asking price of roughly $4.6 million (4 million euros).
While more than 18 million British tourists visited Spain in 2024, there are a few regions that fall outside the limelight. So, where are Brits unlikely to run into other tourists in 2025?