Spain
Spain has played a pivotal role in the history of playing cards in Europe and Latin America.
‘El Cid’ by Simeon Durá, Valencia, Spain
‘El Cid’ playing cards manufactured by Simeon Durá, Valencia, Spain.

‘El Cid’ designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875
‘El Cid’ fantasy playing cards designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875

101 Dalmatas
101 Dalmatas by Naipes Fournier, 1995,

16th century cards discovered in Peru
Fragments of playing cards and 2 dice were unearthed in a 16th century rubbish tip adjacent to a Spanish house in the lower Rimac Valley in Peru, providing evidence of games played by early Spanish settlers.

4 Elementos designed by Marcos Neila Muro
“4 Elementos” playing cards designed by Marcos Neila Muro promoting ecology and environmental sustainability.

A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie card game published by Heraclio Fournier, 1996.

A Moorish Sheet of Playing Cards
This article was originally published in “The Playing-Card”, the Journal of the International Playing-Card Society (London), Volume XV, No.4, May 1987.

About Heraclio Díaz
Heraclio Díaz lives in the Canary Islands (Spain).

America
“America” playing cards designed by Teodoro N Miciano, 1960.

Ancient Civilisations
Ancient Civilisations playing cards designed by Celedonio Perellón, produced by Heraclio Fournier, 1973.

Anonymous Spanish Suited pack, c.1760
Anonymous archaic Spanish Suited pack, c.1760

Artistas del Cine
Advertising pack designed by J. Passos and first printed by Cromografía Irández, Barcelona, c.1926. Re-printed in 1995.

Aventuras de Sport-Billy
The Adventures of Sport-Billy by H. Fournier, 1981.

Baraja "Te Amo" cartoons by Serafín
Baraja 'Te Amo' con dibujos de Serafín en tirada de 500 ejemplares numerados, 48 naipes. Fabricado por Naipes Comas (Barcelona) 2002.

Baraja “Neoclásica”, Madrid, 1810
Baraja “Neoclásica” engraved by José Martínez de Castro, first published by Clemente Roxas, Madrid, 1810.

Baraja Andaluza
Non-standard Spanish-suited playing cards created by Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez and published by Ediciones Baja Andalucia, Sevilla, c.1980.

Baraja Artistas del Cine Mudo
Baraja Artistas del Cine Mudo, c.1926.

Baraja Asescoin 1998
Asescoin 1998 member’s pack designed by Josep Soriano.

Baraja Boxeo
Baraja de Boxeo, c.1930.

Baraja Canaria
‘La Auténtica Baraja Canaria’ was published in 1995 by Justo Pérez as an expression of the history and character of the Canary Islands.

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