The Virginian-Pilot

Colonial Williamsburg displaying Spanish letters

Two letters from the early 17th century expressing Spain’s fears of the new English settlement at Jamestown are going on display at Colonial Williamsburg. The letters written by Spanish King Phillip ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Colonial Williamsburg acquires historic Spanish letters describing threat at Jamestown

Two rare early 1600s letters expressing Spanish King Phillip III’s fears about the new English settlement at Jamestown have been given to Colonial Williamsburg by a best-selling crime writer. Patricia ...
BBC

Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received

Confiscated letters written to Moroccan men from Spanish women decades ago reveal a history of taboo affairs during the colonial era. "When will you come back to Spain?" The desperate-sounding plea ...