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Antiquity: expansion and conflicts of great powers
Antiquity was marked by conquests, wars, and struggles for power among great powers.
In this historical journey, we review five events linked to the month of October: the conquest of Babylon by Ale...
Conquests, wars and power shifts in the ancient world
Antiquity was marked by the expansion of great powers that com...
curiosidades
Medieval medicine: remedies, bloodletting, and barbers
Can you imagine going to the doctor and having them prescribe medicinal plants, wounds, or decide when to treat you based on the position of the stars? Or being operated on by the same person who t...
Doctors and treatments in the Middle Ages
A visit to the doctor during the Middle Ages could begin in a way that wou...
Edad Media
The Battle of Hastings: William of Normandy against Harold II
How could a single battle change the destiny of England forever?
On October 14, 1066, two armies clashed in a fight for the English crown in which strategy, endurance, and decisions made in the hea...
The conflict that decided who would rule England in 1066
The Battle of Hastings took place on October 14, 1066, and ...
caballero
Significant events for medieval military orders that took place between the 13th and 14th centuries, in October
Discover the most relevant events of the medieval military orders during the 13th and 14th centuries.
From the leadership of Hermann von Salza and the Battle of La Forbie to the rivalries in Acre a...
October brings together decisive dates for the military orders
Between the 13th and 14th centuries, the military ord...
España
Almanzor: the warlord who made the Christian kingdoms tremble
Almanzor was one of the great military leaders of al-Andalus and the man who turned Córdoba into a powerful military force at the end of the 10th century.
Although he never became caliph, he contro...
Almanzor, the man who turned Córdoba into a great military power
More than a thousand years ago, the Iberian Peninsu...
Cultura
Hispanidad and National Day: What does October 12th mean for Spain?
October 12th is Spain's National Day and a date closely linked to the history of the Hispanic world.
Discover the meaning of this celebration, its connection to Christopher Columbus's arrival in th...
A date related to history
October 12th is Spain's National Day, a holiday related to one of the most important event...
Cruzadas
Crusades and Christian expansion in the East and the Peninsula
The Crusades left a profound mark on the history of the 12th and 13th centuries, both in the East and on the Iberian Peninsula, as military campaigns and clashes between Christian and Muslim powers...
Conflicts and territorial changes during the Crusades
During the 12th and 13th centuries, the Crusades were related ...
Edad Media
The Santa Compaña and soul processions: fear of the afterlife in the Middle Ages
The Santa Compaña and the soul processions are part of an imagery in which death, religious beliefs, and popular traditions have intermingled for centuries.
In the Middle Ages, communities lived wi...
The legends that shaped the world of the dead
During the Middle Ages, death occupied a constant place in people's li...
España
Battle of Trafalgar: the naval confrontation between Napoleon and Great Britain
The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21, 1805, off the coast of Cádiz, pitted the Franco-Spanish fleet against the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.The British victory, led by Ho...
The Road to Trafalgar
At the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte sought to weaken Great Britain and pr...
