""Where else would you get the chance to meet, talk with and learn from the people who know and love Gibraltar with so much passion""
Meet the people who know Gibraltar
The University’s Gibraltar History Lectures aim to educate and enhance the community’s knowledge of Gibraltar-related subjects as well as stimulate discussions and debate.
Delivered by expert guest speakers, these weekly talks have been developed in conjunction with the Silver Education Key Advisory Group. They are free and open to the public.
What our guests are saying
Past History Lecture Series
History Lecture Series 8
Programme
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Gibraltar’s street names | Richard Garcia |
| Red ship & red tape | Francis Silva |
| Guided Tour of the Mario Finlayson National Gallery at the City Hall | Gibraltar Cultural Services |
| At the Vanguard- a special piece of Word Heritage | Stewart Finlayson |
| The Significance of Gibraltar’s Military History and its restoration | Pete Jackson |
History Lecture Series 7
Programme
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Gibraltar Calling 145 Years of telephone services | Malcolm Beanland |
| A Visual Story from the Top Down Layering Maps of Gibraltar |
Keith Madeira |
| A Campus with HistoryThe University of Gibraltar at Europa Point | Caroline Moss-Gibbons |
| Why Heritage Matters | Beatrice Garcia |
| Where do we come from? | Dr Darren Fa |
History Lecture Series 6
Programme
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Gibraltar and the Small Jewish Communities around the world | Ayelet Mamo Shay |
| The Gibraltarians | Tom Finlayson |
| The Gibraltar Gas Company: A Case Study in Colonial Capitalism | Roy Clinton |
| Tour of Mario Finlayson Gallery, City Hall | Gino Sanguinetti, Gibraltar Cultural Services |
| The Development of the Gibraltar Picture Postcard | Richard Garcia |
History Lecture Series 5
Programme
Series 5 proved to be as interesting and diverse a lecture series as always, covering topics from the medieval history of Gibraltar to the history of exploration in Gibraltar covered.
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Medieval history of Gibraltar | Dr Geraldine Finlayson |
| Agustin Huart and The Workers Union | Damian Conroy |
| The Development Of English In Gibraltar | Dr George Garcia |
| Writing Gibraltar: A Personal History | M. G. Sanchez |
| Families, Genetics & Evolution | Dr Darren Fa |
| The Mammals of Gibraltar: Pleistocene to Phoenician | Natalie Wilson |
| Gibraltar at the end of the 19th Century | Richard Garcia |
| Why did the Genoese come to Gibraltar? | Tito Benady |
| A History of Exploration in Gibraltar | Stewart Finlayson |
| Heritage: What’s the big deal? | Claire Montado |
History Lecture Series 4
Programme
Series 4 promised to be as interesting and diverse as always, with topics covered including the changing face of Gibraltar, the 1969 border closure and our relationship with the European Union.
| Lecture | Speaker |
| The Goatherd’s Path a 300 year old mystery; Lost in history and translation? | Hon Roy Clinton MP |
| Nature or Nurture? Why history is important’ | Dr Darren Fa |
| The Looming Border: The Prolonged Process Underpinning the 1969 Closure of the Border Between Gibraltar and Spain | Dr Jennifer Ballantine |
| The History of the Water Catchments | Manuel Perez |
| Yanito Heritage | Manolo Galliano |
| The Construction of the Harbour and the Dockyard | Tito Benady |
| The Changing Face of Gibraltar in the Twentieth Century | Richard Garcia |
| Horse Racing in the area of the Airfield | Tito Vallejo |
| The History of the Gibraltar Fire Service | Jason Mesilio |
| Gibraltar and the European Union – IN and OUT 1973 – 2019 | Hon Joseph Garcia MP |
History Lecture Series 3
Programme
Series 3 of lectures has been popular within the local community and has included talks on Gibraltar’s underwater heritage, the roots of the llanito dialect and the 50th anniversary of the referendum. We would like to thank all of our guest speakers for their time and insightful lectures and to all those who attended.
| Lecture | Speaker |
| The 50th Anniversary of the Referendum | Anthony Pitaluga |
| The Franciscan Monastery of Gibraltar | Manolo Galliano |
| The Roots of the Llanito Dialect and Development Over Time | Dale Buttigieg |
| The Ambivalence of the Spanish attitude towards Gibraltar in the years immediately following the Great Siege of 1779-1783 | Richard Garcia |
| The Impact of Gibraltar’s Evolving Environmental Strategy | Dr Liesl Mesilio |
| Gibraltar’s Underwater Heritage | Dr Darren Fa |
| Victorian Foundation of Gibraltar’s Essential Infrastructure | Manuel Perez |
| Building Development in Gibraltar, A Historic Perspective Post WW2 | Dr Keith Farrell |
| Health, Plagues and Epidemics in Gibraltar from the Spanish period to present day | Dr Sam Benady |
| The Economic Growth of the last 30 years | The Hon Mr Joseph Bossano MP |
| Wildlife Conservation and Bio-diversity in Gibraltar over the last 20 years | The Hon Prof John Cortes |
History Lecture Series 2
Programme
Due to the overwhelming success of the Gibraltar History Lecture Series which was held during the summer months, the University of Gibraltar was delighted to host a second series. The first lecture commenced on Friday 20th January at 10 am, where the University warmly welcomed our inaugural speaker Mr Victor Hermida who gave his first talk on the Northern Defences.
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Northern Defences | Victor Hermida |
| Treaty of Utrecht | Richard Garcia |
| University of Gibraltar Site and Europa Point | Richard Garcia |
| The Evacuation | Tito Vallejo |
| Operation Felix | Tito Vallejo |
| The Great Siege | Dr Darren Fa |
| Gibraltar’s Political Development | The Rt Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP |
| Painting The Great Siege | Tom Smith |
| Stay-Behind | Pete Jackson |
| Gorham’s Cave System | Prof Clive Finlayson |
History Lecture Series 1
Programme
Our first programme on the Gibraltar History Lecture Series was launched in July all throughout the summer months as a weekly event. Delivered every Friday from 10 am to 11 am at our Conference Hall in Campus, the audience enjoyed talks by Tito Vallejo, Dr Darren Fa, Richard Garcia, Dr Kevin Lane, taking us back to Neanderthal man, medieval times, 1700s, and the world war.
| Lecture | Speaker |
| Olterra-Trojan Horse | Tito Vallejo |
| The Deutschland Affair | Tito Vallejo |
| Tunnels of Gibraltar | Tito Vallejo |
| Operation Torch | Tito Vallejo |
| Jose Louis Diez | Tito Vallejo |
| The Bedenham Explosion (27/4/52) | Tito Vallejo |
| The Spaniards who stayed behind in Gibraltar in August 1704 | Richard Garcia |
| Disease in Spanish Medieval Gibraltar: Results of excavations at the old St Bernard’s hospital site | Kevin Lane |
| Phoenicians at Gibraltar | Clive Finlayson |
| The Political development of Gibraltar in the 20th century | Dennis Beiso |
