In Search of “Don Quixote” Creator’s Lost Bones
Born in a small town outside Madrid in 1547, Miguel de Cervantes led an itinerant life full of exploits and obstacles that would later inspire his action-packed literary works. After publishing several...
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Spanish Armada Cannons Recovered Off Irish Coast
The world’s most formidable war fleet was on the run in September 1588. The supposedly invincible Spanish Armada had suffered a shocking defeat to the English navy weeks before, forcing its mission to...
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Legendary Billion-Dollar Shipwreck Found Off Colombian Coast
As sunlight waned over the coast of Colombia on June 8, 1708, José Fernández de Santillán cursed the listless wind. The Spanish admiral knew the safe refuge of Cartagena was only 16 miles away, but the...
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Remembering the Palomares H-bomb Incident
The disaster over Spain had its roots in Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. For several years leading up to 1966, the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command had been...
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