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Gibraltar Heritage Journal Volume 24

Gibraltar Heritage Journal Volume 24

Foreword by Tito Benady

This edition of the Journal contains articles on:

  •  'Gibraltar Crossroad for Emigration to the West: From Gibraltar to the Americas 1870 to 1930', by Anthony W. Pitaluga
  • Lo mataron de un valaso: Military Deaths in the Burial Registers of the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned, 1704-05', by Ryan Asquez
  •  'Death of an Admiral, Birth of a Naval Legend: The Death of Jacob Heemskerk at the Battle of the Bay of Gibraltar 1607', by David Sanchez
  •  'Gibraltar - Siege of 1704-05', Translation and notes' by Manolo Galliano
  •  'The 16th Century Coat of Arms in the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned', by Manolo Galliano
  •  'My Life as a Musician', by Tito Valerga
  •  'Jamilla's Story', by Gina Marks 
  •  'The Spanish Blockade', by Joseph Nuñez
  •  'Lieutenant General Thomas Fowke', by Tito Benady
  •  'Radio Gibraltar 60 years at The Centre of Everything', by George Valarino
  •  'Not Quite James Bond- Shining a Light on the Spy Services in Gibraltar', by Jonathan Jefferies
  •  'Spanish Inhabitants who Remained in Gibraltar after 1704. Part III', by Richard Garcia
  •  Book Review: 'Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History', by Roy & Lesley Adkins

Notes & Queries Section

  • 'Emerson Place', by Richard Labrador 
  • 'The Centenary of the Sinking of HMS Britannia', by Roy and Lesley Adkins
  • 'The History of Gibraltar's Streets', by Sam Benady

Contents include Gibraltar Bookshelf 2017 and a Cumulative Index.

*Cover image: Poster advertising a football match 'La Balompedica Linense' vs 'Civilian F.A.' pre 1951. Civilia F.A. became known as The Gibraltar Football Association in 1951 (Courtesy of the Gibraltar National Archives).

Product Details:
Publisher: Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society & The Gibraltar Heritage trust
Year of Publication: 2018
Language: English
Paperback: 170pages
Dimensions: 14.7cm (w) x 21.5cm (l) x 0.9cm (d)