New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Juan De La Cosa
A brief biography of Juan de la Cosa who sailed with both Columbus and Vespucci. His famous chart of the world is the oldest representation of the New World. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia," is a historic reference source...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Cervantes
This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Cervantes. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: El Greco
This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about El Greco. Additional links are provided for more information on Spanish art. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Madrid
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Madrid. Additional links are provided for more information on this city. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...
Other
Don Quijote: Official Languages of Spain
Information about the principle languages of Spain: Castilian (or Spanish), Euskera (the Basque language), Galician, and Catalan.
Other
Europe for Visitors: Country List
This resource is a commercial travel resource that features links to information about the countries of Western Europe. Photographs are included throughout.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Europa: Espana
This site has a map of Spain in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: Loss of the Colonies
This resource provides brief information about the loss of the colonies in 1889 when Spain looses its last colonies, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philipines.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: The Catholic Monarchs
This resource provides a description of the time of the Catholic Kings, Fernando and Isabel, 1474-1516. A brief timeline.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: La Presencia De Roma
This resource provides information on the Roman presence in the Iberian Peninsula, 209-411.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: First Human Settlements
This resource provides brief information on the first traces of human life in the Iberian Peninsula.
Other
Si Spain: Los Primeros Asentamientos Humanos
Resource provides information on the first traces of human life in the Iberian Peninsula. The information is very brief but factual.
Other
Si Spain: El Descubrimiento De America
This article describes the political events that preceded the Spanish to support efforts by Christopher Columbus to head west across the Atlantic.
Other
Si Spain: Los Reyes Catolicos
This resource provides information on the description of the time of the Catholic Kings, Fernando and Isabel, 1474-1516. This is a brief timeline.
Other
Si Spain: La Espana Musulmana
This resource provides a description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492. This is good as an introduction to the topic, but does not go into great depth.
Other
La Semana
La Semana is an independent weekly magazine reviewing the news, issues, and events of the past week in Spain and the world. Written in Spanish.