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Spain since 1975
Spain 1959-1975
Spain 1949-1959
Spain 1945-1949
Spain 1939-1945
Spain 1936-1939
Spain 1931-1936
Spain 1923-1931
Spain 1918-1923
Spain 1914-1918
Spain 1898-1914
Spain 1849-1898
Spain 1833-1849
Spain 1814-1833
Spain 1808-1814
Spain 1789-1808
Spain 1759-1788
Spain 1714-1759
Spain 1700-1714
Spain 1659-1700
Spain 1598-1659
Spain 1556-1598
Spain 1516-1556

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Historical Encyclopedia Entries : Spain 1809-1902
Historical Atlas : Spain Page
Wars of Spain


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WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from Index Mundi; from Eurodata; from CIA World Factbook, countries - Spain
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Spain
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL
Library of Iberian Resources Online title catalogue, rich source
List of Spain-Related Topics, from Wikipedia
Virtual Library Spain
Links, on History from Virtual Library History; from Virtual Library Labour History, from Virtual Library Women's History, from Virtual Library Economic and Business History, from Straatvaart (on Hispano-Dutch History)
Resources on European History : Spain and Portugal, from Carnegie Mellon Univ., numerous links
Historical Dictionaries
Historical Maps click here
Atlas of Spain, from Wikimedia Commons
City Panoramas 19th Century, from Historic Maps, Madrid 1800
City Panoramas 1750, from Historic Maps, Barcelona, Sevilla
Timelines Timeline of Spanish history until 1899, from 1900, from timelines.ws; from BBC News (since 1936)
Timeline Spain's Siglo del Oro 1467-1700, by N. Boalch, Univ. of Durham
Accounts of History Article History of Spain, from Wikipedia
Survey of Spanish History, from SiSpain
Encyclopedia Entries Article Spain, Balearic Isles, The Canary Islands, Castile and Aragon, Catalonia, Navarre, Diocese of Astorga, Diocese of Avila, Diocese of Badajoz, Diocese of Barcelona, Archdiocese of Burgos, Diocese of Cadiz, Ciudad Real, Compostela (Santiago de la Compostela), Diocese of Cordova (Cordoba), Coria, Diocese of Gerona, Archdiocese of Granada, Diocese of Huesca, Diocese of Leon, Diocese of Lerida, Diocese of Lugo, Madrid-Alcala, Diocese of Majorca and Iviza (Mallorca and Ibiza), Diocese of Malaga, Diocese of Minorca (Menorca), Diocese of Orense, Diocese of Osma, Diocese of Palencia, Diocese of Pamplona, Diocese of Plasencia, Diocese of Santander, Diocese of Saragossa (Zaragoza), Diocese of Segovia, Archdiocese of Seville (Sevilla), Diocese of Solsona, Archdiocese of Tarragona, Archdiocese of Toledo, Diocese of Tortosa, Diocese of Tuy, Diocese of Urgel, Archdiocese of Valencia, Archdiocese of Valladolid, Diocese of Vich, Diocese of Vitoria, Rusaddir (Melilla), from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907-1914 edition
Articles Spain, Andalusia (Andalucia), Aragon, Balearic Isles, Basque Provinces, Catalonia, Galicia, Leon, Navarre, Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Malaga, Palencia, Pamplona, Saragossa (Zaragoza), Seville (Sevilla), Tarragona, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906 edition
Article Spain, Regions or Provinces : Alava, Albacete, Alicante, Andalusia (Andalucia), Aragon, Asturias, Avila, Badajoz, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Basque Provinces, Biscay (Vizcaya), Burgos, Caceres, Cadiz, Canary Islands, Castellon de la Plana, Castile, Catalonia, Ciudad Real, Cordova (Cordoba), Corunna (La Coruna), Cuenca, Estremadura, Galicia, Granada, Guadalajara, Huelva, Huesca, Jaen, Leon, Logrono, Lugo, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Navarre (Navarra), Orense, Oviedo, Pontevedra, Salamanca, Santander, Saragossa (Zaragoza), Segovia, Seville (Sevilla), Soria, Tarragona, Teruel, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Zamora, Cities : Alicante, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos, Cadiz, Ceuta, Cordova (Cordoba), Granada, Madrid, Malaga, Melilla, Murcia, Oviedo, Pamplona, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Saragossa (Zaragoza), Seville (Sevilla), Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, from EB 1911
Articles Spanien, Regions : Andalusien, Aragonien, Balearen, Basken, Estremadura, Kanarische Inseln, Kastilien, Katalonien, Navarra, Cities : Barcelona, Bilbao, Cordova (Cordoba), Granada, Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German
J. Chr. Nelkenbrecher, Allgemeines Taschenbuch der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde für Banquiers und Kaufleute (General Manual on Coinage, Measurement and Weights, for Bankers and Merchants) Berlin 1832, in German, entries Alicante, Aragon, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadix oder Cadiz, Galicien, Madrid, Majorca oder Mallorca, Malaga, Minorca, Navarra, San Sebastian, Santander, Sevilla, Spanien, Valenzia, posted by DTBSWS
J. Chr. Nelckenbrecher, Taschenbuch eines Banquiers und Kaufmanns enthaltend eine Erklärung aller ein- und ausländischen Münzen ..., Berlin : Wever 1769, in German, entries Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao oder Bilboa, Cadix, Madrit, Majorca, Malaga, Sevilla, Valencia, posted by DTBSWS
Article : Spanische Eisenbahnen, from Röll, Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Encyclopedia of Railroads) 2nd ed. 1912-1923, in German
Politics Political Resources on the Web : Spain; Country Report : Spain, from Polity IV
Article Politics of Spain, from Wikipedia
Military click here
Article Military History of Spain, from Wikipedia
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : Spain
Article Economy of Spain, from Wikipedia; Category Economy of Spain, from Wikipedia
The Economic History of Spain, from Wikipedia, by Thayer Watkins
David Ringrose, Madrid and the Spanish Economy 1560-1850, detailed scholarly study, 13 chapters
Article Bolsa de Madrid : History, from Wikipedia
Spanish Textile Workers 1650-2000, by Angel Smith et al.
Spain's Almaden Mine : 2000 Years of Solitude, by E.O. Girones and C.D. Viejobueno; Mercury Mining in Spain, from Iberia Nature
History of Swords from Toledo, anonymous
History, from Wines of Spain; Olive Farming, Olive Oil and Olives in Spain, from Iberia Nature; History, from Cheese from Spain; Spanish Breweries, Styles, History, Beers, from European Beer Guide
Natalia Mora Sitja, Labour and Wages in Pre-Industrial Catalonia (2002)
Natalia Mora Sitja, Exploring Changes in Earrings : Inequality during Industrialisation, Barcelona 1856-1905 (2006)
M.A. Irigoin and R. Grafe, Bargaining for Absolutism : A Spanish Path to Nation State and Empire Building (2006)
Leandro Padros de la Escosura, Assessing Economic Progress in Spain 1850-2000, IEHC 2006
Miguel Angel Saez Garcia, The Survival of the Family Firm in the Spanish Iron and Steel Industry. The Case of San Pdro de Araya Mill (1857-1935), IEHC 2006
Pujol-Andreu, Nicolau-Nos, Hernandez, Milk, from Medicine to Food in Mediterranean Europe : Catalonia, 19th and 20th Centuries, IEHC 2006
Gloria Sanz-Lafuente, Food Safety. Between the Law and Inspection Practices in the Local Social Framework (Aragon 1850-1923), IEHC 2006
Lina Galvez Munoz, Gender, Cigar and Cigarettes, Technological Change and National Patterns (Spanish Tobacco Industry), IEHC 2006
Puig, Alvaro, Castro. European Challenges and Opportunities. The Role of Europe in the Internationalization of Spanish Firms, IEHC 2006
Celia Lozano Lopez de Medrano, An Approach to the Public Financing of Industrial Vocational Education in Spain, 1857-1935, IEHC 2006
Baizan / Camps, The Impact of Women's Educational and Economic Resources on Fertility. Spanish Birth Cohorts 1901-1950, IEHC 2006
Battilossi / Houpt, Risk, Return and Volume in an Emerging Stock Market : The Bilbao Stock Exchange, 1916-1936, IEHC 2006
Rosa Girost, The Social Dynamic of Agricultural Growth : The Example of Catalan Emphytheusis, IEHC 2006
Ricardo Robledo y Santiago Lopez, Stewards and Landlord Farmers at the End of the Ancien Regime in Spain, IEHC 2006
Julie Marfany, Proto-Industrialization, Property Rights and the Land Mrket in Catalonia, 18th and 19th Centuries, IEHC 2006
Alberto Marcos Martin, Before the Liberal Desamortizaciones. The Sale of Baldios in 16th Century Castile, IEHC 2006
Llorenç Ferrer Alos, Mechanisms for the Creation and Reproduction of a Land Ownership Structure in Central Catalonia (C14-C19), IEHC 2006
Berasain & de la Torre, Land Market and Credit in the Transition to Capitalism. Navarra, 18th and 19th Centuries, IEHC 2006
Fernando Ramos, An Empirical Analysis of Gambling Consumption : National Lottery in Spain, 1850-2000, IEHC 2006
Carlos Nogal, The Sale of Lottery in Spain : Organization and Incentives (1763-2000), IEHC 2006
Alberte Martinez Lopez, Foreign Capital and Busines Strategies : A Comparative Analysis of Urban Transport in Madrid and Barcelona, IEHC 2006
Global Integrity : Spain 2007
Spain, from European Textile Network (historical sites)
Windmills in Spain, from Windmill World
Galvez-Munoz, Lina. Governments, Consumers, Companies, and Tobacco Addiction: The Spanish Case (1890s to 1930s). Business and Economic History 28, no. 2 (Winter 1999): 39-48.
Gomez-Mendoza, Antonio. The Cost of Francoist Economic Policies to a British Firm: Rio Tinto Company, 1939-1954. Business and Economic History, 2d ser., 21 (1992): 354-63.
Gomez-Mendoza, Antonio. and Elena San-Roman. Competition between Private and Public Enterprise in Spain, 1939-1959: An Alternative View. Business and Economic History 26, no. 2 (Winter 1997): 696-708.
Ethnography Languages of Spain (13), from Ethnologue; Minority Languages by State, from Euromosaic, for Spain files on Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Berber, Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese
Article Languages of Spain, from Wikipedia; Category : Languages of Spain, from Wikipedia
Spain, from Minorities at Risk, files for the Basques, Catalans, Roma
Article Basque People, from Wikipedia
The Situation of Roma in Spain (2002), posted by Eumap
The Integration of Ethnic Minorities : Gypsies, Refugees and Immigrants, from SiSpain
World Culture Encyclopedia : Europe, click Andalusians, Balearics, Basques, Canarians, Castillans, Catalans, Galicians, Gitanos, Leonese, Pasiegos, Spaniards, Spanish Rom
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Spain
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Spain, from Kirken i Norge
Virtual Jewish History Tour : Spain, from Spain; Spain, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Category Religion in Spain, from Wikipedia
Franciscan Provinces with their Custodies and Convents, c.1350, from M. van der Heijden and B. Roest, click Santiago, Castile, Aragon
History of Regions see History of Aragon, History of Navarra, Canary Islands at this site
History of the Balearic Islands, from Wikipedia
History of Andalucia, from Wikipedia, from Andalucia.com
History of Galicia (Spain), from Wikipedia
History of Asturias, from Wikipedia
History of Catalonia, from Wikipedia, from Generalitat de Catalunya
Historia contemporania de Catalunya (Contemporary History of Catalonia), from La Pagina de la Historia, in Catalan
Provinces of Spain, from www.statoids.com
Article Provinces of Spain, from Wikipedia
Shaping of a Nation : Catalan History and Historicity in Post-Franco Spain, by Yolaine Cultiaux
History of Cities History of Madrid, from Go Madrid, from Wikipedia
History of arcelona, from Wikipedia
History of Bilbao, from Bilbao Turismo
History of Valencia, from Wikipedia
History of Cordoba, from Wikipedia
History of Sevilla, from Spanish Town Guides
Institutions History of Flight : Spain, from Flight 100; Spain, from Airline History
History of Broadcasting in Spain, from The Broadcast Archive
History of Rail Transport in Spain, from Wikipedia
Structurae : Spain; Search Lighthouse Explorer for Spain
Culture History of the Spanish Language in Spain, from Babylon Idiomas
Castles of Spain (English language site); Rutas del Arte Romanico y Medieval, from arteguias.com, Spanish language image databank of Spanish medieval art and architecture; Art in Spain : 13th to 17th Century, from Web Gallery of Art
Spanish Literature, links to online postings from Wess Web; introduction of major authors, from Univ. of Virginia, Center for the Liberal Arts; Pathfinder : Spanish Literature, from Internet Public Library; Article : Spanish Literature, from Wikipedia
History of the Guitar in Spain, by Yolanda Rosas; History of Flamenco, from Classical Guitar Illustrated History
Bibliography Lynn Nelson, Medieval Spain (ORB)
Search RHS Bibliography for Spain
Search UK National Archive Online Library for Spain
Biographies List of Spaniards, from Wikipedia
Biographies of Spanish Saints, from Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon, in German
Chinese Ambassadors to Spain, from PRC MOFA
Special Topics History of Spanish Vegetarian Societies, from IVU; Food History : Spain, from Clifford A. Wright
Spain, from Alcohol and Drugs History Society
History of Malaria in Spain, Tiger Mosquitoes and the History of Yellow Fever and Dengue in Spain, from Iberia Nature
History of the Hammam (Arab Bath), from Hammam Spain
Brief History of Spanish Masonry, from Gran Logia de Espana; Freemasonry Banned in Spain by General Franco, by Juan Carlos Alvarez
Articles Football in Spain, Spain at the Olympics, Bullfighting : History, from Wikipedia; Cricket in Spain, from A Brief History of Cricket
Disaster History by Country : Spain, from Relief Web; Category Disasters in Spain, from Wikipedia
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF
Daniel Kowalsky, Stalin and the Spanish Civil War, diss. Columbia UP n.d.

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from Regnal Chronologies; from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated)
Titles of European Rulers : Castile / Spain
Lists of Ambassadors Embajadores de Mexico en Espana, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico
Population Figures Historical Population Statistics : Spain, from Population Statistics, at Univ. Utrecht
Historical Abortion Statistics - Spain, from Johnston's Archive
Documents Documents on Spanish History from Eurodocs, merely a collection of links
Documents on the History of Andalucia, from Andalucia, Documentos y Narraciones, in Spanish
Spanish-American Diplomacy 1795-1953, from Avalon Project
Bilateral Treaties with Spain, from Australian Treaty series, 24 docs. 1875-2000
Spain, from Shoah Foundation Institute, Visual Archive
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Spain, from ILO, 128 docs. since 1919
Base Documental d'Historia Contemporania de Catalunya (Documentary Base of Catalonian Contemporary History), in Spanish
Spanish constitution of 1978, posted by Universidad de Extremadura (in Spanish)
Internet Law Library : Spain
Museo Virtual de la Sanidad en Espana, image databank on medical history of Spain; includes images of politicians
Spagna, from Archivio delle Costituzioni Storiche
Foreign Office (British) : Peace Handbooks (1919-1920), posted on Internet Archive; v. 6. France, Italy, Spain, etc., no. 30-31; 33-36
Kranten Historisch [historical newspapers], scroll down for Spanje (Spain)
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Election Results Election Results, from Psephos (since 1996), from IFES Election Guide (since 2000)
Elections and Electoral Systems around the world : Spain, from Area Studies, at Keele
Archives, Musea, Libraries Repositories of Primary Sources : Europe : Spain, from Univ. of Idaho. Mostly Archive Webpages, 136 entries
Historical Research in Europe, listing of archives; click Atlas Search, Spain, 404 entries
Foreign Ministry Archives Services of the European Union Member States : Spain, from Consilium Europa
Libraries in Spain, from LibDex
Spain Documents, from Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem
History of the Spanish National Library, from The European Library
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Spain, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Spanish coins, from Casa de Moneda, brief; Spain and its Coins from NNCS, overview all periods; Collection of Coins : Spain, 19th, 20th century; bilingual Russian and English page
Spain Coins, from Don's World Coin Gallery
Stamps Rare Stamps of Spain, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery; Spain 1853-1929, Spain Civil War Issues, Spain Queen Isabella Pt.1, 1850-1855, Spain Queen Isabella Pt.2, 1860-1867, Spain War Stamps, Barcelona, Carlists from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates of the World
Passport, from World Passports; scroll down
Airline Timetable Images : Spain

PRINTED REFERENCE
Online Libraries Internet Archive, search for "History of Spain"
TDX (Theses from Spanish Universities Online)
Biblioteca Digital Hispanica
General Accounts Peter Pierson, The History of Spain, Greenwood, 1999, 248 pp.; KMLA Lib.Sign. 946 P624t
Encyclopædia Britannica, Macropædia, article Spain, Vol.28 pp.1-63; KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862n v.28
Peace Handbooks issued by the Hitorical Section of the Foreign Office : Vol.34, Spain since 1815, 1920, 50 p. [G]
Economic, Social History Joseph Harrison, The Spanish Economy : From the Civil War to the European Community, Cambridge UP 1996; KMLA Lib.Sign. 330.946 H318s
Gary Wray McDonogh, Good Families of Barcelona, Princeton : UP 1986 [G]
Gülich, Gustav von, Geschichtliche Darstellung des Handels, der Gewerbe und des Ackerbaus der bedeutenden handeltreibenden Staaten unserer Zeit (Historical Description of Trade, Industry and Agriculture of the Important Trading States of Our Time), Jena : Frommann 6 vol.s 1830-1845, chapter : Spanien, vol.1 1830 pp.269-296, vol.4 1844 pp.64-90, posted by DTBSWS
Ottomar Haupt, Währungs-Politik und Münz-Statistik, Berlin : Walther & Apolant 1884, in German, posted by DTBSWS, chapter Spanien
Adrian Shubert, A Social History of Modern Spain, London : Longman Pearson (1992) 1996, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 306.0946 S562s
Jane S. Gerber, The Jews of Spain, The History of the Sephardic Experience, NY : Free Press 1994, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946 G362j
Norman A. Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands, A History and Source Book, Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America 1979, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 909.04 S857j
A. Katie Harris, From Muslim to Christian Granada. Inventing a City's Past in Early Modern Spain, Baltimore : Johns Hopkins UP 2007, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.8204 H313f
James Simpson, Spanish Agriculture, the Long Siesta 1765-1965, Cambridge : UP 1995 [G]
Specific Periods Francisco J. Romero Salvado, Twentieth Century Spain, Politics and Society in Spain 1898-1998, NY : St. Martin's, 1999, 219 pp.; KMLA Lib.Sign. 946.08 S182t
Patrick Williams, Philip II., Palgrave 2001, 302 pp.; KMLA Lib.Sign. 946.043 W721p
David Ringrose, Spain, Europe and the "Spanish Miracle" 1700-1900, Cambridge : UP (1996) 1998, KMLA Lib.Sign. 330.946 R582s
J.H. Elliott, The Revolt of the Catalans. A Study in the Decline of Spain 1598-1640, Cambridge : UP (1963) 1984, KMLA Lib.Sign. 946.7 E46r
Gerald Brenan, The Spanish Labyrinth. The social and political background of the Spanish Civil War, Cambridge : UP (1943) 2001 [G]
Paul Preston, The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, Chicago : Dorsey 1986 [G]
Hugh Kennedy, Muslim Spain and Portugal, A Political History of al-Andalus, Harlow : Pearson 1996, 342 pp.; KMLA Lib.Sign. 946.02 K35m
Spain, pp.127-138, in : Derek H. Aldcroft, Europe's Third World. The European Periphery in the Interwar Years. Leicester : UP 2006, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 940.09724 A357e
Henry Charles Lea, A History of the Inquisition in Spain Vol.3, 1906-1907, online edition
Ian Patterson, Guernica and Total War, Harvard : UP 2007, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.081 P317g
Joseph E. O'Callaghan, A History of Medieval Spain, Ithaca : Cornell UP 1975, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.02 015h
W. Montgomery Watt and Pierre Cacha, A History of Islamic Spain, New Brunswick : Aldine (1965) 2007, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.022 W344h
David Nicolle, El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492, Oxford : Osprey 1988, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.02 N645e
David M. Gitlitz and Linda Kay Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, NY : St. Martin's Press 2000 KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.1 G536p
Jan Glete, War and State in Early Modern Europe. Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States, 1500-1600, London : Routledge 2002, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 355.0094 G558w
J.H. Elliott, Imperial Spain 1469-1716, London : Penguin (1963) 2002, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 946.04 E461
Historical Dictionaries Angel Smith, Historical Dictionary of Spain, Scarecrow 1996, 320 pp.; KMLA Lib.Sign. R 946 S642h
Robert W. Kern, Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain 1700-1988, NY : Greenwoog 1990 [G]
Articles Canary Islands pp.102-104, Catalonia pp.111-114, in : James Minahan, Nations without States, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G]