Lepanto - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Lepanto - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The Battle of Lepanto https://historylab.es/the-battle-of-lepanto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-battle-of-lepanto Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:53 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-batalla-de-lepanto/ Military history

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]]> Painting of the Battle of Lepanto (1663-1665), commissioned for the Chapel of the Rosary in the Convent of Santo Domingo (Murcia), where it remains today. Painted by Juan de Toledo, an artist who specialised in naval scenes, and Mateo Gilarte, who was commissioned to paint the image of the Virgin and Child and the four medals of the protagonists of the battle: Philip II, John of Austria, Pius V and Ali Baya.

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]]> John of Austria, the hero of Lepanto https://historylab.es/john-of-austria-the-hero-of-lepanto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-of-austria-the-hero-of-lepanto Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/juan-de-austria-el-heroe-de-lepanto/ Explanatory video on John of Austria, son of Charles V

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]]> This 12-minute video tells the story of John of Austria, illegitimate son of Charles V, who was a royal, military and diplomatic figure during the reign of his paternal brother, King Philip II.

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