Archive - A Southern Italian History

12. Part 3 - Heading home.

A week in Canada and back on the road to Houston - with sidetours -

Jul 7 •

Roberto Argentina

12. Part Two. Driving North

Observations from the road from Houston to Quebec.

Jul 6 •

Roberto Argentina

June 2025

12. A visit to Francavilla

A summer of travel begins with a return to the documents archive.

Jun 29 •

Roberto Argentina

Into the 17th century

The kingdom of Naples as it enters the 1600s.

Jun 1 •

Roberto Argentina

May 2025

10. ADDENDUM to 'Desperately seeking Laura.

The documents for Laura's tory.

May 4 •

Roberto Argentina

10. DESPERATELY SEEKING LAURA

1. A description of the documents that fueled the story. 2. An historical fiction based on real people and the documents they left behind.

May 4 •

Roberto Argentina

April 2025

ADDENDUM to 9. The Spanish governance of the Kingdom of Naples in the 1500s.

Sources and other related topics.

Apr 6 •

Roberto Argentina

March 2025

February 2025

7. Addendum - 1526: A troublesome time to buy land

A deeper examination of the ruling structure of the Salento region at the turn of the 15th into the 16th century.

Feb 9 •

Roberto Argentina

7. 1492: It's not all about Columbus

Troubled times in the kingdom of Naples as the Argentina family settles in Salento.

Feb 2 •

Roberto Argentina

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