This small and abridged version of Mercator’s Atlas, the Atlas minor, is by Joost de Hondt. It was published to supply those who had some purchasing power, but not enough to buy the Atlas in the large format, and .. . Despite its size, the engraving…

The tradition of attributing the victory in the battle of the Alporchones to the intercession of St. Patrick is owed to Philip O'Sullivan Beare, one of the hundreds of Irish exiles who took refuge in Spain during the 17th century after Kinsale. How…

"Romance Primero. // Despues que el dorado Apolo / entre rayos fulminantes / sale despreciando auroras / en reflexos de diamante. / Quando parecen topacios, / los balcones orientales / que aljofarando sus perlas / son del amor nueuo esmalte ..."

An early marble group by Giovanni Bologna (1529-1608). It was presented to Charles Stuart during his visit to Valladolid city on 16 September 1623. On display at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Title-page of the first edition of Sarpi’s 1619 Historia del Concilio Tridentino (fol. a1),

A mythological painting by Paolo Veronese (c. 1528 - 1588). It was presented to Charles Stuart during his visit to Valladolid city on 16 September 1623. On display at the National Galleries of Scotland: National, Edinburgh.

Entry for 8 Dec 1588. UVa Matriculation Book, AUVa-LIB 33, 1588-1601. Subject: Law.