It sparked a Spanish gold rush, which would run like a glittering seam through the whole history of Spain’s exploration and conquest of the Americas. But reality often belied the wild imaginings ...

Among other things, it traces Latin America’s largely unrecognized role in the abolition of the doctrine of conquest and the ...

and the conquest of Madrid's wealthy neighborhoods by large Latino − particularly Mexican − fortunes. Find all letters from our correspondents here. Sandrine Morel (Madrid, Spain ...

Pelayo and the Battle of Covadonga, the earliest Asturian victory in the aftermath of the Umayyad conquest of Spain.