History is a source of knowledge essential to understand our culture and our roots. Historical events and figures allow us to know how we got to where we are today, and that is why the disclosure of this information is important for everyone. In this sense, technology offers us new tools to more easily access historical information.
A few years ago, it was difficult to know which historical figures were born or died in our city due to the large amount of information available. However, this has changed thanks to the Royal Academy of History, which has developed an interactive map with 150,000 geographical references and a search engine to filter them by the events that most interest us. In short, it is an authentic Google Maps of Hispanic history.
A comfortable and reliable map with which to obtain information
As they tell us in Genbeta, all we have to do is enter historia-hispanica.rah.es from our iPhone to consult the information. When entering the page, we can see a world map with different thumbtacks. If we get closer to our city, it is possible to see if there is any historical fact represented with one of those thumbtacks.
When clicking on it, a pop-up box will open with different tabs, among which are those of births, deaths and events. If we click on each of them, we can find detailed information of historical figures who were born or died in our city.
Information about a place and biography of a historical figure.
But the thing does not end here, since by clicking on the name of each historical person you can access his biography and find out details of his life. In addition, in the facts tab we can consult information about historical events related to the chosen location. In addition, it has a complete search system that allows you to specify keywords or filters to facilitate information consultation. In this way, we can discover historical data that we were unaware of quite easily.
Related characters and theme search.
It is important to note that, unlike other alternatives, all the data available on the service is reliable and comes directly from the Royal Academy of History, which ensures the quality of the information. Access is also completely free.
Beyond its historical and educational value, the Royal Academy of History interactive map can also be a lot of fun to explore. We may discover that an important historical figure was born in our neighborhood or in the neighboring city. A map that, from the comfort of our iPhone, is a unique way to connect with history and discover what happened in the places around us.
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