By day, she works in an import-export business, but tonight she is dressed up for the fiesta of the Moros y Cristianos, Spanish for Moors and Christians, which celebrates the reconquest of Iberia ...

MADRID, Oct. 22 -- The latest advices from Melilla show that the Spanish troops gained a decided victory over the Moors on Saturday. Early yesterday morning Gen. Margallo, the Spanish commander ...

MELILLA, Morocco, Aug. 10 Gen. Marina, the Spanish Commander in Mo- rocco, now has a total of 38,000 men at his disposal and is completing his prepa- rations for a concerted movement against Mount ...

Throughout the three cities, we enjoyed Moorish-influenced meals. The Moors revolutionized Spanish agriculture by improving irrigation techniques and introducing ingredients from their homelands ...

From roughly 711 to 1492, the Moors, or North African Muslims ... Certainly, the period was paradise compared with what came next: the Spanish Inquisition. Then the conversation took a turn ...

At the time when the Moors ruled, sugar was a key industry and was an immensely valuable part of the local economy. Many Spanish dishes and ingredients are inspired by foods and spices that were ...

A replica of a Spanish galleon which operates as a living museum has moored at a city's quay. The 55 ft (17m) tall Galeon Andalucia is a copy of the old ships used by Spanish explorers and traders ...