From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and granted more power than their counterparts back home.

The Spanish School, 16th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 1998 the record price for ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is ... with White as expedition artist—defied Spanish claims to North America and arrived ...

An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...

Around 1800, London-based published Samuel William Fores continued the playful tradition of composite portraiture in a series ...

In the corner of this angelic piece, a self-portrait shows Dalí ... how the artist found inspiration in 16th-century still lifes, French philosophy, Spanish Golden Age paintings, and religion.

An astonishing discovery reveals a 16th-century document containing instructions for space flight, centuries before humanity ventured into space. The Sibiu Manuscript, dating back to 1555 ...

Día de Los Muertos is just around the corner. Here are four fun ways to celebrate the Mexican holiday in Stockton.

Natch. However, over the weekend, Ari reminded us just how good of a character she can play with a hilarious 16th-century transformation. Just short of 48 hours ago, Ariana took to US TV screens ...

The stamp indicated the book had once belonged to Lelio Della Torre, a 19th-century Italian Jewish scholar and rabbi. Historical records show that when Della Torre died in 1877, the Budapest ...

However, over the weekend, Ari reminded us just how good of a character she can play with a hilarious 16th-century transformation. Just short of 48 hours ago, Ariana took to TV screens around the ...