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In 1886, the first official world chess championship was held, marking a milestone in the history of international competition.
Read the related article →A Museo del Pueblo de Asturias post dates the establishment of the La Herminia factory in Gijón to 1885. It produced La Herminia, Plin and Sueve chocolates.
Read the related article →The Museo Arqueológico Nacional’s own photographic holdings include images produced from the museum’s creation in 1867 onward.
Read the related article →The National Archaeological Museum’s photographic archive has its own collections dating from the museum’s founding in 1867, alongside materials acquired through donations and purchases.
Read the related article →The National Archaeological Museum’s archive preserves written testimony of the museum’s institutional life from its founding in 1867.
Read the related article →The chronology of images held by the Photo Library of the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute begins in 1844.
Read the related article →A text from the Museo del Juego dates the emergence of chromolithography to 1837 and links it to lower printing costs, a significant change for the production of collectible images.
Read the related article →Historical records point to the years 1836-1837 as another specific period where the peinetón was a distinctive element of women's clothing in Buenos Aires.
Read the related article →The peinetón reached its peak between 1830 and 1837 as a striking accessory in women’s fashion in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
Read the related article →The Chilean National Museum of Natural History is founded in Santiago, becoming one of the oldest natural history museums in Latin America and the world.
Read the related article →Sources place the rise of the peinetón, a large-sized hairpin, between 1829-1830 and 1836-1837 in the fashion of the porteños.
Read the related article →From 1824, interest in larger, more elaborate models began to grow, a development that led to the peinetón.
Read the related article →The documented period of use of the peinetón, a monumental hair ornament, among women in Buenos Aires begins, extending until 1837.
Read the related article →The National Museum of Performing Arts states that the oldest manuscripts in its music archive are dated 1820.
Read the related article →The Prado Museum was founded as the Royal Museum of Paintings; the history of its restoration workshops is studied from that year through archival documentation.
Read the related article →The Spanish peineta was introduced in Buenos Aires around 1815 and became a precursor to the Río de la Plata peinetón.
Read the related article →Peugeot’s activity began in 1810 as a workshop making mills and other household goods, before its later move into bicycles and automobiles.
Read the related article →A source identifies Goya’s painting, also called *The Picnic*, as a work from 1776 and says it was inspired by a play of the same name. The scene documents an artistic depiction of a merienda, not everyday practice in itself.
Read the related article →In 1530, 'Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia' emerged in Italy, a public organized draw using numbered cards that established the mechanical foundations of modern bingo.
Read the related article →During the 15th century, the European version of shatranj transformed the game: the limited vizier became the queen, with far greater mobility, and the bishop gained full diagonal movement.
Read the related article →Chess as it is known today emerged in Europe during the 15th century as an evolution of Persian shatranj, consolidating the 8x8 board.
Read the related article →Alfonso X the Wise orders the creation of a manuscript that standardizes the rules of chess, dice, and backgammon, turning oral practices into a written and visually documented text.
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