During those 10 years, Mariana worked hard to preserve the Habsburgs’ control over their realm as tensions ramped up with ambitious French king Louis ... known as the War of Spanish Succession ...

One of the most significant events of the Spanish ... American War occurred on May 1, 1899—the day Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. In the years ...

When he resigned, as the king's foes were quick to point out, it was at the request of his majesty. The costly mistakes of the regents in the Spanish-American War were felt, but there was still ...