The National Interest

Meet The Hellburner: The 16th Century Tactical Nuclear Weapon That Spain Learned To Fear

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Although the hellburner captivated 16th century military imagination, it never saw widespread use. One hellburner used as much gunpowder as an entire army or a fleet, ...
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16th-century Galician manor with chapel and river for €2.1m

A striking 16th‑century Galician manor house in A Pontenova (Lugo) is listed on idealista for €2.1 million – one of the most remarkable historic properties in northern Spain. Follow idealista/news on ...
Seattle Times

16th-century Spanish statue restored. Or was it destroyed?

Five hundred years in an alcove of a Spanish church is likely to leave any statue looking a bit cracked and faded, and the 16th-century wooden figure of St. George at St. Michael’s Church in Estella, ...

How Canada’s ‘extraordinary gift’ to the Basque people is building new connections across the Atlantic

A replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon is almost ready to recreate a centuries-old journey to Canada.
WBUR

The music of Christmas in 16th-century Spain

Acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron performs a celebration of Christmas in 16th century Spain, from mystical motets to vivacious villancicos. The group’s artistic director, Scott Metcalfe, shares ...
Yahoo

An abandoned 16th-century Spanish church was transformed into a dream home with a 2-story loft and a bedroom in the bell tower

Photographer Tas Careaga worked with architect Carlos Garmendia for over three years to complete the project. The house was outfitted with a two-story loft for the master bedroom and a bedroom in the ...
New York Post

Inside the search for 16th-century Irish chieftain’s bones in Spain

An archaeologist works in an excavation carried out by the Hispano-Irish Association in a ruined chapel in Valladolid, that expects to identify the remains of the Irish lord rebel "Red" Hugh O'Donnell ...
Kansas City Star

Pee-Wee Herman? Art world fumes over 'botched' restoration of 16th-century St. George

In this handout photo provided by ArtUs on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, a view of the 16th-century wooden figure of St. George, at St. Michael's Church in Estella, northern Spain, after its restoration.