Typically Spanish Features - History


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

Juan Oviert100 years of motorised flight in Spain
A monument has been unveiled in commemoration in Paterna, Valencia

The bulls of Guisando - Photo WikipediaBulls of Guisando
Granite megalithic monuments of animals

The narrow valleys of La Gomera - photo WikipediaEl Silbo Gomero - the whistling language of the Canariesvideo
The language, communicating by whistles, dates from the 15th century

Alessio Damato/WikipediaTorre 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.

The Lovers of Teruel tomb - WikipediaLovers 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 Victoria Eugenie - WikipediaPrincess Ena of Battenberg
Queen Victoria's granddaughter married Alfonso XIII 103 years ago on 31st May



Earliest known portrayal of Thomas Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral  - WikipediaThomas Becket and a link to Spain
Frescos in Castilla y León tell his story

Monument to the Legarto de la Magdalena - WikipediaEl Lagarto de la Malena
A giant lizard makes up the most famous legend in Jaén

Arnold and Dorothy Dickson throw flowers into the sea in Alicante - EFEAlicante 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

WikipediaJuan 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.