/r/SpanishHistory

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Welcome to /r/SpanishHistory! The place for discussing, well, Spanish history, as well as any Latin American or Portuguese history.

If it relates to any of these themes, post away! Spanish language submissions are accepted, although English is encouraged for the sake of most readers.

Rules

  1. Don't be rude; be civil and don't insult others.

  2. As with other history subs, a general 20 year rule applies. Relevant more recent news relating to history is, of course, accepted.

  3. No racism, homophobia, and general bigotry.

  4. Try to avoid getting political. Spanish history, especially in the last century, is incredibly politically heated. We understand this, but try not to get out of hand.

This sub is open to anyone with even a passing interest in Spanish history, not just academics and history buffs! Feel free to ask questions in comments or self posts.


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What is the value of a 1500s Spanish Dollar (Pieces of Eight) in today's US dollars?

For a history project on piracy I need to figure of 1500s Spanish Dollar in today's money. Mid 1500s if possible.

The closest I can figure is from 1792 with introduction of the US dollar at par with the Spanish dollar. That works out to $32.05 in today's money.

Crossed posted in r/inflation

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2023/12/17
02:43 UTC

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Catalan History Video: Medieval to Modern

I'm sharing a link to a video summarising the history of Catalonia, from early instances of the name in the middle ages in James of Aragon's Llibre dels Fets, to modern developments - in the context of wider Spanish identity: Catalonia: History and Identity [FULL] - YouTube

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2023/12/02
18:39 UTC

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Invitation for Spanish/English bilinguals to participate in research

I am a Post Graduate student at the University of Liverpool completing an MSC in Psychology. I would like to invite you to take part in a piece of research.

I am looking for people who can speak English and Spanish to a proficient level, who are aged between 18 and 50 years, who have normal or corrected-to-normal vision and normal or corrected-to-normal hearing, who do not have a current/previous diagnosis of a mental health disorder, and currently live in the UK.

If you agree to participate you would be required to answer a series of general knowledge questions written in English. The research should take approximately 45 minutes. There is no reimbursement for your time.

The research aims to investigate how words are stored and retrieved. The research will use Tip of The Tongue (TOT) state to achieve this. TOT is experienced by most people, it is described as a feeling that you know an answer to a question but in the moment, you are unable to find the correct word.

If you are interested in taking part in this study, then please click on the following link for further details.

https://livpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gwn43js3ShzImq

Researcher: Eve Schofield

https://preview.redd.it/55jl8wt4lr881.png?width=545&format=png&auto=webp&s=6885155a4052029db0afbe11f273e3cca17c1e18

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2021/12/30
23:28 UTC

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Is that true ?

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2021/11/28
18:15 UTC

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Picasso's Guernica: “In black and white, the piece has the urgency of a newspaper photo. Flailing bulls and horses show that the visceral horrors of war are not just an affront to human civilisation, but to life."

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2021/11/20
16:08 UTC

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A discussion of The Second and Third of May, 1808 by Francisco Goya

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2021/11/19
15:01 UTC

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How did Isabella and Ferdinand demonstrate piety after the victory of the Battle of Toro ?

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2021/11/16
00:24 UTC

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How did Isabella and Ferdinand demonstrate piety after the victory of the Batlle of Toro

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2021/11/16
00:22 UTC

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What would Spaniards use to refer to a knight??

The English would refer to Knights as “Sir Lancelot” but how would the Spanish refer to a knight?

Would they use Don or was there a more specific honorific prefix for knights?

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2021/11/15
18:53 UTC

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Silver Stacking, Coin Collecting, HISTORY, and More at The Coin Shop in Bloomington, Indiana

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2021/11/06
14:20 UTC

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Stuart Christie on why he tried to help assasinate Franco | Testament by Duncan Pickstock (2009)

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2021/10/20
07:50 UTC

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Hi, does anybody happen to know about La Malinche/Malintzin/Malinali from the Spanish conquest of Mexico? I have an English class and I’m hoping to get 2 people for a brief interview. If any of you are okay with being interviewed anonymously, pls comment below!

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2021/10/11
20:37 UTC

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Fascist dictator Francisco Franco brought back Absolute Monarchy in Spain in 1975, but King Juan Carlos I instituted a Constitutional Monarchy instead shortly after he came into power.

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2021/10/09
19:45 UTC

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"How was Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, captured by the Turks?" When Cervantes left Madrid, the general situation of the world was as follows; Having cleared Andalusia from the Arabs, Spain wanted to be the absolute ruler of Europe by seizing the dominance of all the seas.

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2021/10/07
15:19 UTC

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Un Adarga. Morisco. Escudo de cuero. siglo noveno. palacio real , Madrid.

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2021/09/24
02:30 UTC

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la dama de Elche 500BC un artefacto Unico en su clase

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2021/09/21
01:01 UTC

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GONZALO ANES AND LIFE IN 18TH-CENTURY SPAIN | BOOK REVIEW

Why was it so hard for the 18th-Century Spain to catch up with rapidly industrialising nations like England and France? What obstacles stood in the path of economic development? What can we say about the Spanish Enlightenment? Gonzalo Anes, one of Spain's leading economic historians of all times, explores these topics in detail in his masterpiece 'El Antiguo Régimen: Los Borbones', which covers the history of Spain starting from the reign of Philip V and ending up with the outbreak of the Peninsular War in 1808.

The book 'El Antiguo Régimen: Los Borbones' first appeared in 1975, following two decades of painstaking research by a scholar who would go on to become the director of the Royal Academy of History of Spain. In this work (one that is still largely unknown to the reading public beyond the Pyrenees due to lack of translation), Anes looks at many obstacles that stood in the path of Spain’s industrialisation in its transition from the Old to the New Regime. He also debunks a great number of myths and stereotypes about Spanish society in the Age of Enlightenment.

In this video review ( https://youtu.be/OAulm-NZqnA ), I take a closer look at this work. Some of the topics I look at:

Why this cover? 'The Summer' by Francisco de Goya (02:50)

Population growth: from 7 to 10,7 million (05:44)

The Economy: lagging behind (09:18)

Attitudes towards work (12:48)

Education (15:38)

The expulsion of the Jesuits (19:08)

Transportation (22:08)

Common Misconceptions #1: No enlightened clerics (24:55)

Common Misconceptions #2: No Spanish contributions to the Enlightenment (26:50)

Common Misconceptions #3: Squandering among the natives (27:35)

Anes's case for the Spanish Empire (28:35)

Spain and the American Revolutionary War (31:05)

The Bourbons: A shift to Domestic Policy (31:55)

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2021/09/13
06:41 UTC

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A ver qué opinan de esto

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2021/08/23
20:03 UTC

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Were there economic crises in Britain when the Pound lost its monetary hegemony? Were there economic crises in Spain when the Pieces of Eight lost their monetary hegemony?

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2021/08/17
09:59 UTC

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Casimiro Brodett y Mariana Pineda ..does anyone know anything about Casimiro and his family? He was the lover of Mariana Pineda, the famous liberal from Granada. I believe that Casimiro was from Burgos…any info whatsoever will be appreciated.

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2021/08/02
09:50 UTC

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Cristobal De Olid sources

Hi! I’m an Irish university student looking for information on Cristobal de Olid, the lieutenant of Hernan Cortés who revolted in Honduras in 1525. The books/articles need to be in English unfortunately. I am in the process of learning Spanish but my level isn’t good enough yet to read Spanish sources. If anyone has any suggestions I would be very grateful!

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2021/08/01
12:19 UTC

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Recomendaciones de libros

Hola! Estoy buscando algún libro cortito -de unas 100-200 páginas- sobre los inicios de la época colonial española (siglo XVI-XVII). Me interesa bastante saber cómo fue la colonización de América. Gracias de antemano :).

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2021/07/28
22:17 UTC

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Abridged Biography Philip II of Spain

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2021/07/17
02:52 UTC

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Abridged Biography Philip II of Spain

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2021/07/16
17:17 UTC

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