Marine archaeologist Alexandre Monteiro, a renowned expert in Portuguese and Spanish maritime ... The gold coins and ingots reflect the Spanish Empire’s vast trade network, while the ship ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

On November 30, French troops entered the Portuguese capital ... Determined to bend the Spanish people to his will, he had decided to make Spain a part of his empire. He imagined they would ...

Since its discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493, Cuba was considered the "Pearl" of the Spanish Empire--not only for its beauty, but also its sugar plantations. However, by the middle of the ...

making it the shortest-lived government in Portuguese history. [European People's Party/Flickr] Given the predicted poll results ahead of December's Spanish elections, and the crisis in Catalonia ...