Typically Spanish Features - History


Peseta pieces
The now defunct Spanish currency was launched on October 19 1868

100 years of motorised flight in Spain
A monument has been unveiled in commemoration in Paterna, Valencia

Bulls of Guisando
Granite megalithic monuments of animals

El Silbo Gomero - the whistling language of the Canariesvideo
The language, communicating by whistles, dates from the 15th century

Torre de Hercules - Tower of Hercules Lighthouse
The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers from the centre of La Coruña, Galicia, in north-western Spain.

Lovers of Teruel
Forty five candidates are up for election as one of Spain’s Ten Treasures of Intangible Heritage in a public vote organised by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals this June

Princess Ena of Battenberg
Queen Victoria's granddaughter married Alfonso XIII 103 years ago on 31st May



Thomas Becket and a link to Spain
Frescos in Castilla y León tell his story

El Lagarto de la Malena
A giant lizard makes up the most famous legend in Jaén

Alicante honours the Welsh captain of the 'Stanbrook'
Seventy years to the day, the son and daughter of the 'Stanbrook' pay homage to their father in Alicante

Juan Sebastián Elcano - the man
Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first world circumnavigation in history

Juan Sebastián Elcano - The Ship
The Spanish Navy training ship was launched in 1927 and now proudly sports a new figurehead.