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Spanish Tercios were considered by many to be the most dominant infantry fighting force throughout Early Modern Europe. Developed as a unit in the first part of the 16th century, they dominated European battlefields for nearly 150 years. Learn what made them so effective and what separated them from other powers that tried to emulate their success on the field of battle. Music: The Spanish Guitar in the Renaissance and Baroque. Spanish Tercios: One Of The Greatest Infantry Forces In European History | History Uncovered | Published on July 24, 2018

Volvo’s treasure hunt finds real-life pirate treasure worth $500 million Posted on: June 22nd, 2007 Filed under: Industry News, Volvo Remember Volvo’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End treasure hunt? The Volvo treasure chest is filled with $50,000 in gold and a key to a new Volvo from the sea floor. Well the retrival of that chest will hang in the balance until controversy dies down over the discovery of real life treasure by Volvo’s Hunt partner, Odyssey Marine Exploration. Earlier this year, Volvo selected Odyssey to sink a treasure chest in the Western Mediterranean. They had planned to...

Settlement in Burke County offers unique view of early America The Associated Press July 12, 2002   1:11 am MORGANTON, N.C. -- For years, archaeologists didn't want people to know about the site of a 16th-century Spanish fort in rural Burke County.Experts say the creekside land, about 90 miles northwest of Charlotte, is the first spot in the interior of North America where physical evidence exists of an early European settlement.Now they want to raise awareness for fund raising. It will open to the public on Saturday for the first time.Visitors can see the remains of burned buildings and...