Signs demanding “LA belongs to Mexico” and “This city was once Mexico and it belongs to us” have been prominent among raging ...

Learn why Simon Bolívar, once loyal to the Spanish crown, turned against the empire to lead Latin America’s push for ...

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the center of the financial system.

At its height, the Spanish Empire was one of the most powerful and far-reaching empires in history, spanning continents and oceans. So why did it collapse? In this video, we uncover the key ...

Casa Rosada (the Pink House), where the Argentine president and his ministers work, is also located on Plaza de Mayo but on ...

The Spanish Empire of the beginning of the 16th century to the end of the 19th, they continue, “would not have functioned without the efforts of the engineers” who made possible the political ...

‘España’ Review: Spanish Empire and Its Aftermath A glorious history and a troubled one: conquest, riches, artistic flourishing—and endless strife.

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 ...

“Our unique Spanish is at real risk of dying out,” said Ms. Rael-Vigil, 68, who traces her ancestry to a member of the 1598 expedition that claimed New Mexico as one of the Spanish Empire’s ...