Cervantes

• Biography from the Instituto Miguel de Cervantes
• Biography from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Biography from the Cervantes Project
• Portraits of Cervantes

The Inquisition

• The Spanish Inquisition: Crash Course in Jewish History: "The basic accusation of the Inquisition was that Jews who converted to Christianity were still secretly Jewish."
•  The Inquisition: From the Jewish Virtual Library
• How the Spanish Inquisition Worked: From How Stuff Works (really!). Includes the beginnings, the trials, torture and punishment, and the aftermath of the Inquisition.

El Cid

• Biography from Catholic Encyclopedia
• El Cid in Fact and Fiction: Background on the Song of the Cid, excerpts from the story, and selections from the poem (Ormsby's translation).
• Poema de Mío Cid, Cantar Primero: Destierro del Cid
• El Cid Campeador (en espanol)

Amadis de Gaula

• Amadís de Gaula (From 1911 Encyclopedia)
• Images from a 1526 original text.

La Reforma

• Spanish Reformation (from Discovering Collection--get password from teacher or library staff if accessing off campus).
• Religious Wars: Deals with the religious wars, with a section on Phillip II and his reign.

Contrareforma

• The Counter-Reformation: Lengthy overview
• The Counter-Reformation: Overview from the "World Civilizations" website.

Platon (Plato)

• Plato (from Discovering Collection--get password from teacher or library staff if accessing off campus).
• Plato (from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
• Plato (from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)