Library of Congress
Loc: Mediterranean World on the Eve of Conquest
The Library of Congress provides an essay on the reasons for exploration during the 15th century.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Spain
Detailed information about Spain from a 1998 publication of the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. You can find information about the history, geography, government, economy, and people of Spain.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Mediterranean World
This website contains information about the people using the Mediterranean during the Renaissance. Mentions cultural diversity, humanism, economics and port cities. Includes the setting, cultural diversity, and changing order of the...
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: Roman Presence
This resource provides information on the Roman presence in the Iberian Peninsula, 209-411. The article that is provided is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
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
Hallados en Tarragona Cuatro Mosaicos Romanos Unicos en El Mundo
Article from the Spanish newspaper El Pais about the discovery of Roman mosaics in Tarragona. (Published Feb. 22, 1997)
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.