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Bartolomé de las Casas' "Account of the Destruction of the Indies" is a powerful insight into the conquistadors, and into European perceptions of Amerindians.

When learning the history of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, one hears of Cortez overthrowing Aztec Emperor Montezuma and Pizarro the Sapa-Inca Atahualpa.

The Spanish Empire was pushed forward and brought to its initial scale and power, not by armies of the State, but by freelance Conquistadors.

The Columbian Exchange--the exchange of European products to the Americas and vice-versa--invites discussion and evokes controversy to this day.

Native American Indians celebrate a death in various ways; the dead are honored with food, herbs and gifts to ensure a safe journey to the after life.

Peruvian Pima cotton, gossypium barbadense, is a luxury cotton native to South America. Here is an overview and history of Peruvian Pima cotton from the Incas to today.

Archaeological sites excavated in Ecuador prove existence of pre-historic cultures and allow us to understand more about the ancient cultures from what they left behind.

In the eastern Andes foothills, near Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the small paradise of Samaipata awaits travelers. Here are five items you must see, starting with your hotel.

James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1758.

Religion, economic prosperity and material wealth are what strongly motivated the Spanish Monarchs' desire to enlarge Spain's territories.

Use of African slaves in Brazil began in the mid 1500s, and the scale of the Brazilian slave trade would change the nation. Here are the origins of slavery in Brazil.

While Spanish motivations at New World colonization have often been described as "God, Gold, and Glory," English goals centered on profitable enterprises such as tobacco.