02.03 at17.00 Tallinn university sala S-116

LECTURE: TOUCH THE HISTORY: AN OVERVIEW OF SPANISH HISTORY THROUGH ITS COINS

This talk is an informational overview of the history of Spain that takes the coin production as a leitmotiv. The different invasions, the relationships between Spain and other States, the artistic trends, the technological development and the economical issues are shown through the coins. The talk has an informative character and it does not focus on the academic aspects. Moreover, the audience can touch some of the Spanish coins that made history.

Adolfo Ruiz Calleja was born in Palencia (Spain) in 1984. He studied Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Valladolid, where he received the MSc and PhD degrees. Currently he is working at the Center for Educational Technology of Tallinn University. His passion about Spanish history and numismatic lead him to make dissemination about Spanish numismatics for more than five years, as well as to do occasional work for several Spanish numismatic companies.