The world of Phillip II sits at the heart of the Golden Century of Spain. Its empire spanned the globe. It was the envy of Europe. Its coffers bulged with silver and gold from the New World. Spanish ...
“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd,” wrote Miguel de Cervantes, the Shakespeare of Spain. And the quest to find his remains has sometimes seemed both, even (dare one say ...
New York City, as a city of immigrants and exiles, can tell the story of many different ethnic communities that have made the city their home. The Statue of Cervantes at New York University’s Willy’s ...
Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, was imprisoned in Algiers for five years. As we near the 400th anniversary of his death, Fiona Macdonald finds out how trauma shaped his ...
Nearly 400 years since the death of Spain's most famous writer, scientists are using ground-penetrating radar to search for Miguel de Cervantes' body. It's believed to be buried in the foundation or ...