A widely shared map shows existing river barriers in Valencia, not dams removed prior to deadly floods, contrary to social ...

New Jersey 1803: The United States buys the 830,000 square-mile Louisiana Territory from France for only $15 million, doubling the size of the United States. 1819: Spain sells Florida to the ...

Three years had passed since the governor had set out from the first English settlement in the New World ... by Lost Colony legends and owns a modern copy of White’s watercolor map.

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Torrevieja Council is taking proactive steps to manage the local cat population. Through its Animal Protection Department, the council has been actively sterilizing stray cats, with nearly 400 ...

The British lost the American colonies during this time, the French faced a revolution at home, and the Spanish found themselves unable to hold onto their New World holdings in South America.

Storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and ...

Some of the world’s borders are just . . . weird. You know this very well if you’re a traveler, a student of history, or ...

Barcelona — A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to take on a new job ... for the missing from Spain's deadly floods.

How a crucial map of Texas was lost The Spanish controlled Louisiana from 1763 to 1803. It had been ceded by France to Spain in 1762 as part of a deal among the Bourbon monarchs of both countries. At ...

Keep your eyes on the sky for Taurid meteors flashing through the night ...