Articles related to "New Spain"

A brief introduction to the events, the key figures and the primary works of literature inspired by one of the most brutal and astonishing military campaigns in history.

A short analysis of moral perspective, style, and narrative voice in 'The Conquest of New Spain', the account of Bernal Diaz del Castillo.

Spain's efforts to colonize North America sparked a massive movement to subvert Indian religion.

The Encomienda System was established in response to the colonists' need for Indian labour, but became the most destructive system in the history of Spanish America.

A discussion of the historical context, textual style, and narrative voice of The Florentine Codex, the most detailed Indian account to have survived from the New World.

A textual comparison of conquistador Bernal Diaz' 'The conquest of New Spain' and the anonymous Aztec informants of 'The Florentine Codex.'

Spanish conquistador and perpetrator of the most brutal massacre associated with the Conquest of New Spain.

As he sought to strengthen his alliance, Pope' lost the support of his people.

Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.

Latin America's first great poet, the seventeenth-century nun, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, has attained the iconic force of a Frida Kahlo. Her work still resonates today.

A synopsis of the final phase of the Spanish conquest of New Spain, which culminated in the destruction of the most sophisticated civilization of the New World.

Explore dungeons, ramparts, and prison cells from Veracruz's viceregal era. Sitting on the harbor, San Juan de Ulúa offers great views of Veracruz and its busy port.

Father Junipero Serra: Franciscan Missionary in California and major cause of the decline of California's Native American population.

Esquivel reinterprets the legendary and tragic love affair between Malinche and Hernán Cortés in the lyrical prose that made Like Water for Chocolate a top-selling novel.

With common histories of conquest by the Spanish in the 1500's, a fusion of two dishes from these distant nations is a fantastic combination.

Alan Taylor produces a fresh look at colonial America. He covers Native American tribes, European contact, slavery, wars, and the opening of the western frontier.

After a century of Spanish rule, efforts to resist occupation came about as a response to an attack on indigenous religion.

Six cultural and natural Mexican sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in the 21st century bearing testimony to Mexico's rich history and diversity.

From its Independence until the Conquest of America in the early 16th century, Barcelona flourished economically as its Mediterranean trade expanded.

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.

Between December 2008 and April 2010, Japan and Mexico celebrate their long relationship with a variety of events and cultural exchange.

Victims of the Spanish Civil War and Franco Spain still lie in unmarked graves. Now, many will be exhumed and may be identified, including Spanish poet Federico Lorca

Though there are many significant historical dates in each of the 20 republics and seven island nations of Latin America, there are a few that stand out more than others

The Spanish silver dollar, or piece of eight, was legal tender in the United States until just before the Civil War.