SUN, sea and sand – what’s not to like about a trip to Spain? But there is so much more to the country than the islands, the ...

Since its discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493, Cuba was considered the "Pearl" of the Spanish Empire--not only for its beauty, but also its sugar plantations. However, by the middle of the ...

Spanish authorities have reopened the investigation into the death of the founder of fashion empire Mango in a mountain accident last December. Isak Andic, 71, died after slipping from a 150-metre ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

Senator Hoar maintained, "This Treaty will make us a vulgar, commonplace empire, controlling subject ... been growing since the beginning of the Spanish-American War. In addition to Anti ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...