History Articles

Andalucia has a human history going back 1.4 million years and a geological history back to 65 million years ago. This section looks at some of the historical events that do not fit into neat categories.

Amphora from Sumer to Rome

Calpeia - the first Gibraltarian

Finca del Secretario in Fuengirola

Fuente Alamo Roman Villa

Gorgon Medusa in Gibraltar

Las Menas

Mithraism

Redefining the Species

Roman Mining at Rio Tinto

Silver Mining in the Sierra Almagrera

Street Art in Andalucia

The 14 Sieges of Gibraltar

The Barbary Pirates

The History of Flamenco

The Life of Christopher Columbus

The Lure of Gold

The Zanclean Deluge

Treaty of Utrecht 1713

Villa Romano - El Ruedo

Operation Mincemeat