The costumes depicted here come partly from the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Minorca, Cabrera), partly from the Pitiusas, which the most important is Ibiza.
Historical Folk Costumes of the Balearic and Pitiusan Islands.
Category: Spain
THE story of Catalina de Erauso. The fighting nun.
Catalina de Erauso alias Francisco Loyola who became famous as a soldier, was a Basque noblewoman who lived as a man for several decades (“The nun lieutenant”).
Inhabitant of Moguer, Andalusia Spain in 1890s.
Inhabitant of Moguer, Andalusia Spain around 1890s. Residente de Moguer, Andalucía España Résident de Moguer, Andalousie Espagne
Viuda Rica Coiffure. Toro, Zamora Spain
Traditional Viuda Rica Coiffure from Toro, Zamora in the Autonomous Community of Castile-León.
Women’s festival dresses at Montehermoso, Caceres.
Montehermoso is a Spanish city in the autonomous region of Extremadura, located in the province of Cáceres.
Spain coiffure with Mono and Rizos. Knot and Curls.
Traditional coiffure from Montehermoso, Cáceres, Spain.
Spanish warriors, jongleurs, minstrels in the 11th century.
The figures which form our plate represent Spanish warriors of the latter part of the eleventh century, and are interesting on account of their remarkable resemblance to the Anglo-Norman soldiers on the celebrated Bayeaux Tapestry.
Mallorcan costumes. Spain 1862
Historical costumes from Majorca. Spain 1862.
Servants and Peasants of Madrid. Spain 1835
Servants and Peasants of Madrid in 1835
Friar of the Order of St. Francis.
Friar of the Order of St. Francis.