Alfonso XIII was king of Spain . He was born on May 17, 1886 in Madrid, and was given the names of Alfonso León Fernando María Isidro Pascua Antonio de Borbón and Habsburg. He was the posthumous son of Alfonso XII and his second wife, María Cristina. He was born almost six months after the death of
Philip V was king of Spain , first of the French Bourbon dynasty, whose accession to the throne at the beginning of the 18th century opened a new historical period characterized by the administrative standardization of the State, which adopted the French centralist model, and the reorganization of t
Jaime I of Aragon, The Conqueror , king of Aragon and count of Barcelona, whose government occupies more than sixty years of the history of the 13th century, during which he incorporated Valencia and the Balearic Islands into his dominions, set with Castile the limits of the reconquest expansion a
Recaredo I was a Visigoth king . He succeeded his father, Leovigild, in April 586. Reccared knew from the experience of his father and his brother that there could be no peace in his kingdom nor would his throne be secure if it did not solve the religious problem; but it happened that, in his kingdo
Amalric was a Visigoth king Theodoric sought the collaboration of the Hispano-Roman aristocracy; he created the prefecture of the praetorium of Gaul (based in Arles) with juridical and legal functions, and put a Hispano-Roman aristocrat at its head; while the military power of the Visigoth kingdom
Ferdinand I (the Great), King of León (1037-1065) and Count of Castile. Second son of Sancho Garcés III (King of Navarre) and his wife Mayor of him or Nuña (sister of the Count of Castile, García Sánchez). Fernando I took the title of king of Castile when he married Sancha (sister of Bermudo III, ki
Rodrigo was a Visigoth king who ruled from 710-711. He was the son of Teodofredo (son of King Chindasvinto), and Count of Baetica. In the civil war that followed Witizas death, his supporters defeated him and elected him king after overthrowing Agila II . The history of this king is very short, be
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was an 11th century Castilian knight whom legend made the most outstanding hero of the Reconquest . He lived during the reigns of Fernando I of León, Sancho II of Castile and Alfonso VI of León and Castile. In the course of his military campaigns he managed to establish a solid
Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba, better known as The Great Military Captain, was a 15th-century Spanish soldier who is credited with creating the first professional Spanish army. At the end of the century, the Catholic Monarchs decide to reconquer the kingdom of Granada and expel the Moors from Spanish
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1936-1975). Head of state. He was born on December 4, 1892 in El Ferrol (La Coruña). On August 29, 1907, he entered the Infantry Academy, where he became a second lieutenant on July 13, 1910, a first lieutenant in 1912, a captain in 1914, and rose through the ranks until
Philip II. Kingdom between 1555 and 1598. King of the crowns of Castile, Aragon and Portugal . He was born on May 21, 1527 in Valladolid. He was the son of Carlos I and his wife Isabel (daughter of Manuel I of Portugal). He came to the throne after his father abdicated him in Brussels in 1555 and 15
Averroes was the most eminent philosopher of Islam , in whom the Arabic Aristotelian tradition culminates and whose commentaries on the works of Aristotle exerted considerable influence on Christian medieval scholasticism. The 12th century Córdoba, where the philosopher was born, was still the intel
Maimonides was a 12th century Cordovan philosopher and physician Maimonides is known in Jewish literature, on which he has exerted incalculable influence, as Rambam, an acronym for Rabbi Moses ben Maimon. His youth was spent from city to city, harassed by the religious persecution unleashed by the A
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish navigator, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean . At the beginning of the 16th century, it was already known that the lands discovered by Columbus were not the Indies, but rather an obstacle to reaching them through the Atlantic. Numerous explorers and adventurers set
Isabel of Castile (1451 -1504), daughter of King Juan II of Castile and his second wife Isabella of Portugal, Isabel was born on April 22, 1451 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres (Avila) . However, there are many historians who have presented evidence, very worthy of being taken into account, that she
Abderramán I was a Muslim Emir of al-Andalus from 756 to 787. He was born in the year 734 in Damascus . He was the grandson of Caliph Hixem (724-743). When the last Umayyad caliph, Meruán II (744-750), died, the Abbasids killed the entire Umayyad family; but the young Abderramán was the only surv
Abderramán III was the first caliph of Córdoba , he ruled al-Andalus between the years 912 and 961. He was born in 891 in Córdoba. He was the son of Mohamed (son of Abdallah ben Mohamed) and Maria (daughter of a Catholic father). he Succeeded, in 912, his grandfather, who preferred him over his chi
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcalá de Henares on September 29, 1547. He was the fourth son of the licensed surgeon Don Rodrigo de Cervantes and Doña Leonor de Cortinas . His father was deaf and poor, he pushed his family through various Spanish cities, including Valladolid, Madrid and S
Manuel Azaña Díaz was the Second President of the Second Republic . He was born on January 10, 1880 in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). He studied Law in Madrid and Paris. His activity was divided between politics and letters. Between 1913 and 1920, he was secretary of the Ateneo de Madrid, of which he b
Juana I, also called Juana La Loca , was born in 1479 in Toledo. She second daughter of the Catholic Monarchs; the only one who survived her parents. In 1496, she married Felipe el Hermoso , Archduke of Austria (son of Maximilian I, German Emperor, and his wife, Maria of Burgundy). On February 2
Who is the best commander of the Army? This is a rather rough debate. It can be said that land warfare was the main in human history, and there are many invincible commanders, so it will be very difficult to decide the strongest. So who is the best commander of the Navy? This would be no other
The New Year begins on January 1st. This is a fact for us and is not least reflected in the balance sheets of the fitness studios every year. But once you start thinking about this inevitable fact, you realize just how random this date actually is. The turn of the year could just as well take place
From the 1st World War to the flights of modern jet fighters they were all present. Unique stories of courage, heroism, sacrifice and dedication to the aviation concept are revealed by a voluntary effort of Greek researchers, which is looking for Greek pilots in the four parts of the world who have
After the capture and looting of Arachova, the forces of the so-called Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) then retreated towards Platanos in Nafpaktia. Immediately the 1st SS reinforced the small garrison there with a platoon of the 2nd Commando Squadron, a company of the 501st Infantry Battalion (TP)