An infamous 18th-century Spanish ship, the San José, ended in wreckage during the Spanish Succession War when it engaged in a naval battle against a British squadron near Cartagena–a Caribbean ...

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.