THIS work has a double claim to attention in America;—first, on account of its great intrinsic merit as a narrative of the beginnings of the European settlement of this continent; secondly, as ...
1. The law of Christian-infidel relations : the Spanish title to the new world -- 2. To civilize the barbarian-the anthropology and history -- 3. The mechanics of political evolution -- 4. The ...
Spanish colonial rule divided Mexico with a class system that still affects society today. The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in ...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Public statues and tributes to early Spanish conquerors are facing mounting criticism tied to the brutal treatment of American Indians centuries ago by Spanish soldiers and ...
In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is marking the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan with an exhibition that aims to subvert the traditional ...
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World. The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658. A ...
MADRID (Reuters) - British scriptwriter Paul Laverty, a long-time collaborator with director Ken Loach, tackles the Spanish Conquest of Latin America in his latest film and the present plight of its ...
A painted four-panel folding screen that stands 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide is a touchstone for “Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800,” a gorgeous new installation ...