Spanish Sea
- Modern name
- Atlantic just west of Gibraltar
- Coordinates
- 36.56, -7.03
Like other toponyms in La sfera that refer to sections of a larger body of water (e.g. Syrian Sea or Egyptian Sea as particular areas of the Mediterranean), Spanish Sea refers to the section of the Atlantic Ocean (Ocean Sea to Dati) west of the Strait of Gibraltar.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location P186
Variant spellings of Spanish Sea in Sfera manuscripts
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- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Spanish Sea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/spanish-sea-2/.