The feudal system forced on the natives had a drastic impact on their self-sufficient communities. Under Spanish rule, the indigenous families had to cultivate, not only enough food and crops for ...

Executions in the state date back to Louisiana's early colonial period when under French and Spanish rule. Under French rule, execution was used as a way to instill fear and uphold order and the ...

In the fall of 1896, Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish rule that had controlled the ... of the Philippine revolution began with building of the Suez Canal in 1869.