The name. The name of the conflict comes from a joke that had Manuel Godoy as the protagonist. Arrested in Elvas during his war advance, he received some oranges as a gift - an exotic fruit at the time - and sent them to Queen María Luisa, her lover at the time, with the message that he was going t
This date is once again a catalyst for the existing controversies, not so much at a historiographical level as a political or citizen one, about the meaning of the date of October 12, 1492 and about the actions of the Hispanic Monarchy in American lands. The proliferation of articles in the press de
We have already discussed in this blog the topic of the disappearance of the Spanish overseas empire (See:https://miradahistorica.net/2016/12/01/los-ultimos-de-filipinas/ ), so now our interest is focused on the consequences of those events in Spanish society. The colonial loss shocked the country,
The context. During the 1940s, and especially after Germanys defeat in World War II, Francos regime suffered from almost total international isolation:the monarchist option represented by D. Juan de Borbón showed its detachment from the regime , Spain was excluded from the nascent United Nations Or
1. The origins of the Carlist conflict:the reign of Ferdinand VII. Upon his return to Spain in May 1814, after his forced exile in France, King Ferdinand VII aroused great conflicting expectations. Everyone thought – nobility, Church, people – that his problems would be solved. However, the Spanish
Thor was a deity that was part of the Norse religiosity and was known as the god of thunder. He was very popular and had his hammer Mjölnir as his symbol. Thor he was an important god who was part of the religiosity of the Norse, being considered the most popular deity among the Vikings (Nordic dur
The people called Vikings had their own cosmogony and, despite not being very religious, they had a series of gods that they worshiped in their daily lives. The peoples Vikings , who inhabited Scandinavia (now Norway, Sweden and Finland), in Northern Europe, had pagan religious beliefs , that is, n
Odin was a deity of Norse religion, being recognized as a supreme being for the Vikings and named the All-Father. Odin was a deity present in Norse religiosity and myths, being the most powerful among the Norse gods and named the All-Father. He was the representative of poetry, death, war, runes, v
The Vikings were people who inhabited Scandinavia, northern Europe, and who began incursions into different parts of the European continent from the 8th century onwards. The Vikings were a people who inhabited northern Europe (in Scandinavia), in a period known as the Viking Age, which spanned from
Ragnarök is the Norse term used to define the way, pointed out in records, as Scandinavians of the Viking Age believed it would be the end of the Universe and part of the gods. Ragnarök is the term given to the Vikings belief about the death of their gods and the end of the era in which they lived.
The Vikings were a warrior people who inhabited the Scandinavian region . They furrowed seas far from their domains not only with the purpose of conquering new lands, but also of establishing settlements in other regions of the world. The Danish Vikings headed south to mainland Europe and the Britis
Also known as the Second Reich (1871-1918), European and colonial empire ruled by Prussia. The proclamation of the Empire took place at Versailles on January 1, 1871, when the former North German Confederation and the four South German states (Bavaria, Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt and Württemberg) agreed
Introduction Also known as West Germany, former republic of Central Europe, it is limited to the north with Denmark and the North and Baltic Seas; to the east with the former German Democratic Republic and the current Czech Republic; to the south with Austria and Switzerland; and to the west with
Known as East Germany or East Germany, a former republic located in central Europe, it is limited to the north with the Baltic Sea, to the east with Poland, to the south with the current Republic Czech Republic and to the west with the former Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany occupied an a
The Scandinavian legends and myths of ancient gods or heroes and the creation and destruction of the universe developed outside the original mythology common to all Germanic peoples and constitute the first source of knowledge of ancient Germanic mythology. Because Scandinavian mythology was handed
Introduction German-language literature from the 8th century to the present day, including works by Austrian and Swiss authors. It is divided into periods that correspond to the development of the German language and the growth and unification of Germany as a nation. See also Austrian Literature.
Introduction A language belonging to the Dutch-Germanic group, the western branch of the Germanic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European languages. It is made up of two dialect groups:High German (which includes normative literary German) and Low German. It is spoken in Germany, Austria, Swi
This article develops the history of Germany before 1949 and after 1990 (see German Democratic Republic; Federal Republic of Germany). The German architect Johann Balthasar Neumann designed the Residenz, a baroque palace in Wurzburg (Germany), for the prince or bishop of this city. Completed in 1746
By Rainer Sousa A large amount of land, financial resources and a mighty army. This seemed to be the infallible recipe of some kings so that they could submit their authority during the process of formation of European national monarchies. Despite seeming simple, such a project of concentration of p
By Rainer Sousa In the 1880s, several experiments with photographic images indicated the possibility of creating a new art:cinema. In several regions of the world, inventors were already able to develop machines that took pictures in sequence that, when exposed quickly, gave the impression of moveme
It was not the (black) plague of the 14th century, but a later outbreak in the 17th century that, for example, in England killed almost 100,000 people and more than a fifth of the population of London. 3 or 4 days ago I saw an unburied corpse in a coffin on the street... the plague is making us cr
The conservative biennium spanned from November 1933 to February 1936. In the general elections held in November 1933 , in which for the first time, as a result of the 1931 Constitution, women exercise their right to vote, the CEDA wins. The result, however, is not broad enough to govern alone. In t
It is a curious boat with a very rudimentary appearance, but its effectiveness is beyond doubt, since it has been used for more than 3,000 years. The fishermen of Peru continue to this day fishing near its coast through this traditional method, for which time seems not to have passed. They do it thr
Attacks, kidnappings, murders - for more than two decades the terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF) kept Germany in suspense. The objectives of the RAF Initially, the goals of the RAF had much in common with those of the student movement:the RAF protested against capitalism and questioned