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Canada's Red Bay Project proves Basque whalers visited Labrador in the 16th century
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2008/04/28 - 21:22. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Nautical | New World | SpanishA new report by the Canadian government gives a detailed picture of Basque whaling and shipbuilding in 16th century Red Bay, Labrador. The report discusses artifacts discovered on the San Juan, a galeon sunk in 1565 and recently excavated.
West Kingdom scholar wins Fulbright Scholarship
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2008/04/28 - 11:30. Rapier Combat | Spanish | WestPachomius Oneshoe reports that West Kingdom resident Lady Gabriela D'Avila (Mary Curtis) has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to study in Spain.
[GLE] Forest Maiden
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/04/24 - 17:58. Arts and Sciences | Gleann Abhann | Martial Activities | Performing Arts | Spanish | Youth Activities2008/05/02 - 17:00
2008/05/04 - 11:00
US/Central
A call goes out for all noble fighters to take part in a Heroic Tourney and vie to claim for their consort the title of "Forest Maiden".
The snows have melted; the sweltering heat has yet to arrive. It is time for a Pilgrimage.
The Shire of Blackmoor Keep welcomes you to Northern Spain where, in a tradition dating back to the 8th Century, Santiago de Compostela is the destination of pilgrims.
Shire of Blackmoor Keep (Pineville, Louisiana)
[MID] First Contact: Moors in Hispania
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/04/10 - 19:42. Arts and Sciences | Martial Activities | Middle | Spanish2008/05/03 - 10:00
2008/05/03 - 20:00
US/Eastern
1297 years and 4 days earlier, on April 29, 711, Tariq ibn Ziyad (Taric the One Eyed) swept into Visigothic Hispania. After his Berber armies arrived at Gibraltar, the Iberian Peninsula would never be the same again.
The influences brought by Tariq and his men would resonate through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, making this area a crossroads of music, literature, and social practices.
Marche of Gwyntarian (Akron, Ohio)
Teribus to perform in Midrealm
Submitted by Nevik on Tue, 2008/03/11 - 12:13. Celtic | French | Irish | Middle | Performing Arts | Scottish | SpanishTeribus (featuring Midrealm drummer Nevik) will be performing their first concert within the borders of the Barony of Fenix in the Middle Kingdom on March 22, 2008.
Purloined map returned to Spain
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/03/08 - 16:17. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Cartography | SpanishA rare 15th century Ptolemy world view map stolen in 2007 from the National library of Spain has been discovered in a Sydney, Australia art gallery and returned to Spain.
Archaeologists explore 450 year old shipwreck off Florida
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Fri, 2007/12/14 - 23:35. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Archaeology | Nautical | New World | Spanish | Yahoo! NewsArchaeologists are studying the buried remains of a ship from a Spanish colonization fleet led by Don Tristan de Luna.
Archaeologists seek early Spanish evidence in Georgia
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/12/08 - 00:20. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Archaeology | New World | SpanishArchaeologists working on a dig in southern Telfair County, Georgia, believed they were looking for a 17th century Spanish mission. Instead they found something even more interesting: evidence of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's 1540 travels through the state.
FBI Returns Stolen Maps to Spain
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Tue, 2007/11/20 - 18:36. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Cartography | Modern Society | SpanishEarlier this year, a man named Cesar Gomez Rivero from Uruguay allegedly walked into the Biblioteca Nacional de España and swiped a series of maps from a 15th century edition of Geographia (one of four major treatises of Ptolemy, the Greek scholar who lived in Roman Egypt during the second century).
The Nina tours the southern U.S.
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/11/14 - 16:39. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Exhibits | Nautical | New World | SpanishThe Nina, "the Most Historically Accurate Replica of a Columbus Ship Ever Built," will be touring the southern United States during November and December 2007. Tours are available.
16th century Spanish ship found off Florida coast
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 23:19. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Nautical | New World | SpanishDivers are examining the remains of a ship which sank off the coast of Pensacola, Florida during a hurricane in 1559. The ship is believed to be one of several Spanish ships sent to colonize the area. A previous ship was discovered 15 years ago.
Scientists looking for Columbus' origins with DNA
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/10/17 - 18:33. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | General Science | Italian | SpanishSpanish scientists are trying to learn more about Christopher Columbus' early years by studying the DNA samples taken from those bearing the explorer's name.
[WES] Vinhold's All Hallows Feast
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/10/10 - 18:55. Brewing and Vinting | Cooking | Spanish | West2007/11/03 - 14:00
2007/11/03 - 22:00
US/Pacific
Please come and join us for a gastronomic tour of late-period Spain, Galacia and Portugal. We will be holding a sotelties competition in the theme of 'Birds of the Knowne World', a cordials competition, and a competition to select the next Bard of Vinhold consisting of three pieces (a documented piece, a piece in documented style and a Masterwork of the performers best)!
When:
2pm-9pm November 3rd 2007. First course will be served at 3pm.
Barony of Vinhold (Napa, California)
16th century coin may prove early western discovery of Australia
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/09/18 - 01:04. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Geography | Portuguese | SpanishA silver coin dated 1597 has been found on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia, possibly predating Captain Cook's discovery of the continent.
Gask Ridge Frontier played vital role in Roman Britain
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/09/16 - 19:56. 601 CE and Earlier | Architecture and Construction | Roman | SpanishArchaeologists working on the Gask Ridge Project in Scotland now believe that the fortification, which predates Hadrian's Wall by 50 years, was an important part of the Roman defense in northern Britain. The forts were later incorporated into the Antonine Wall.
DeSoto's Florida camp found
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/08/05 - 17:24. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Archaeology | New World | SpanishArchaeologists are studying what they believe are the remnants of conquistador Hernando de Soto's camp in Tallahasse, Florida abandoned in 1540. The site is near the modern state capitol.
Earliest gunshot victim found in Peru
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2007/07/27 - 16:08. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Armouring and Weaponsmithing | BBC News | General Science | New World | SpanishThe skull of what is believed to be the earliest gunshot victim in the western hemisphere has been discovered near Lima, Peru.
UK£1m El Cid sword may be a forgery
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/07/03 - 21:45. 1001 CE to 1100 CE | Armouring and Weaponsmithing | Christianity | Islam | SpanishA controversy has arisen over the authenticity of La Tizona, purported to be the sword of legendary Spanish hero El Cid. The sword was purchased recently for UK£1m by authorities in the Castilla Leon region, but others in the Culture Ministry claim that the sword is a fraud.
Battle of Mauvilla site found
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/06/28 - 11:08. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | New World | SpanishArchaeologist Andrew Holmes believes he has discovered the site of the Indian town of Mauvilla where Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto engaged local Indians in a massive battle. The town is near the forks of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers in southern Clarke County, Alabama.
Spain's Alhambra palace subject of Freer Gallery lecture
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/03/29 - 17:57. Exhibits | Islam | Middle Eastern | SpanishOn Saturday April 7, 2007, Oxford University scholar Jeremy Johns will present a lecture on the Alhambra, the "best preserved palace of the medieval Islamic world," in the Meyer Auditorium of the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Bones in chains
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/02/17 - 17:16. 1201 CE to 1300 CE | Archaeology | SpanishA shackled skeleton thought to date from between the 13th and 16th centuries C.E. has been discovered in Ávila, Spain.
Jewish History Becomes High Priority in Spain
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2006/11/28 - 13:11. Judaism | SpanishOver five centuries after expelling the Jews from their country, the Spanish have developed an interest in Judaica, especially through archaeology or the restoration of period documents.
Seeking Answers to Columbus Riddles
Submitted by Ursula on Fri, 2006/10/27 - 15:42. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Nautical | New World | Spanish"Genovese nobleman or Catalan pirate? Adventurous explorer or greedy tyrant? What if the Italian gentleman who discovered America was in fact a brutal torturer and slave owner? And what if he wasn't even Italian?" Two Spanish scholars hope to answer some of the long-debated questions about Christopher Columbus using newly obtained evidence.
Harvest Feast
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2006/10/16 - 20:11. An Tir | Cooking | Spanish2006/11/04 - 13:00
2006/11/04 - 22:00
US/Pacific
The Barony of Blatha An Oir is once again having its annual Harvest Feast on the 4th of November. Their Excellencies invite you to join the Barony as we enjoy the comfort foods of Spain. The Chest of Largess grows bare and a request from Our Baroness has come forth to the populace of Blatha An Oir to show their support and to bring offerings for the continuance of generosity at future events. Harvest Feast is our traditional opportunity to share our bounty and to fulfill this request in splendorous courtly fashion.
Barony of Blatha An Oir (Tacoma, Washington)
Today in the Middle Ages: October 9, 1547
Submitted by Ursula on Mon, 2006/10/09 - 14:26. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Chivalry (historical) | Fine Arts | Spanish | Today in the Middle AgesMiguel de Cervantes, creator of Don Quixote and spiritual ancestor of thousands of SCAdians, was born on October 9, 1547. His Wikipedia entry says "he lived an unsettled life of hardship and adventure."
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Researchers seek sunken Spanish colony ship
Submitted by Ursula on Thu, 2006/10/05 - 22:36. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Archaeology | Nautical | New World | SpanishIn 1526, Luis Vasquez de Ayllon attempted to establish a Spanish colony on the coast of what is now the state of Georgia. He ran his vessel aground off the South Carolina coast, and it all began to go horribly wrong. Now researchers are looking for the wrecked flagship of the colony expedition.
Today in the Middle Ages: October 4, 1568
Submitted by Ursula on Wed, 2006/10/04 - 15:25. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | English | Portuguese | Spanish | Today in the Middle AgesElisabeth de Valois, third of the four wives of Philip II of Spain, died on October 4, 1568. She had originally been betrothed to his son but married the father as part of a peace settlement.
Today in the Middle Ages: September 29, 1513
Submitted by Ursula on Fri, 2006/09/29 - 15:43. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Nautical | New World | Spanish | Today in the Middle AgesVasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean on September 29, 1513.
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Today in the Middle Ages: September 27, 1540
Submitted by Ursula on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 14:07. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Christianity | Spanish | Today in the Middle AgesThe Pope issued a bull establishing Ignatius Loyola's new Society of Jesus (the Jesuit order) on September 24, 1540. The Society was and still is answerable directly to the Pope himself.
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Search on for Florida's First Settlement
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2006/09/15 - 12:17. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Nautical | New World | SpanishDon Tristan de Luna y Arellano is recognized as the founder of the first European settlement in Florida which was established near Pensacola in 1559. The settlement was destroyed by a hurricane two years later. Now, with the 450th anniversary approaching, archaeologists are searching for the site.
