SPANISH UNIFORMS NYW

[michael haselden]

hi all
finally got a few people at the devizes group interested in playing blb after 18 months.we are going to concentrate on the italian theatre,one of them is going to do the spanish,has anyone any information on their uniforms or know of any web sites,any help would be great

thanks mick

[Sir William]

Mick,

There are "smatterings" here and there, but the most comprehensive site on the web is that hosted by Dr. Pierre Picouet. I will warn you that he uses a "multi-media" hosting service and there are pop-ups and ads galore. The site is "Los Tercios y el Ejército Español, 1525 - 1704", and it does offer English translations on the site. You can find it here:
http://tercio1617.fortunecity.com/home.html

Another decent source comes from the New York Public Library's digital library archive of the Vinhuijzen Collection of Military Uniforms, found here:
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigi ... _id=269277
Simply select the nationality and then the time period within that nationality.

Probably the most exhaustive source on the Spanish, with a specific section on the Italian theater, is the excellent CD created by GianCarlo Boeri, José Luis Mirecki and José Palau, and titled, appropriately, "THE SPANISH ARMIES IN THE WAR OF THE LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG (NINE YEARS WAR 1688-1697)". You should be able to get this from either On Military Matters in the US or from Caliver in the UK, if not then Dan Schorr in the US still sells them as well. Excellent information plus full color plates and flags (where known).

Good luck with your project!

Regards;

Bill

[michael haselden]

thanks bill they are good sites.i will post pics as we go on

mick

[El Cid]

There's one extra:

http://miniaturasmilitaresalfonscanovas ... LO%20XVIII

very nice uniform pics by Alfons Canovas

[Rob Herrick]

That one is worth a bookmark! Good for brushing up on my Spanish as well.