Ideology the Spanish used to take over the ‘New World’. By Dr. Diego Javier LuisAssistant Professor of...
Latin America
The resulting colonial differences in access to care endure today. By Dr. Margaret E. BoyleAssociate Professor of...
Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. By Dr. Diego...
The bestiary has been serially reinvented in more recent times, not least by writers and artists from...
Their families paid to dress them in a large gowns, a floral crowns, and other elaborate textiles....
The cause of the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization is one of the great archaeological mysteries...
How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art. When the curator...
A growing number of migrants are fleeing poverty, violence, and other challenges in the Central American region....
The U.S. and China are talking again, but security issues between the two countries linger. Introduction There...
In the annals of history, one civilization stands out for its remarkable understanding of the cosmos—the mighty...
Tlaxcala as a community and city played an interesting role in Mesoamerican history. Introduction Two men hold...
Tens of millions of people live in territories that are governed by outlaws. At the beginning of...
While Mesoamerican cultures shared some features, they were also incredibly diverse. Introduction This article considers a time...
Exploring the cultures of the Aztec, Huastec, and Taíno – and the monumental changes from the Spanish...
After the fall of Tenochtitlan, the remaining Aztec warriors and civilians fled the city as the Spanish...
Rivera made a case for the importance of artists in furthering the revolutionary project. Introduction Do you...
Mighty indigenous empires fell in the Americas in the pursuit of exploiting resources. Introduction European explorers began...
In 1943, farmers from the village of La Victoria discovered a cache of buried items, including the...
Representations of archaeological exploration, the media, and cultural politics in the 1920s Yucatan. Abstract During the 1920s,...
The definition of Latino art is broad and includes art from Mexico, Central America, and Latin America...
Chalchiutlicue brings fertility to crops and is thought to protect women and children. Introduction Chalchiuhtlicue (also spelled...
In the 1700s, Day of the Dead generated the largest annual market in Mexico City. Introduction As...
Here’s what you need to know about the past, present, and future of this harmful policy. After...
Peruvian Carlos Baca Flor excelled in the study of the nude model and Colombian artist Francisco A....
These images were made in the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain by Indigenous artist-scribes in 1531 to...
Refugees keep coming because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America. By...
Why were such lavish portraits of nuns created on the occasion of their profession, and who were...
The theme of protection of Christians and the Christian faith was common in the Spanish viceroyalties of...
In 1646, a Chilean man named Alonso de Ovalle published an illustrated text titled Historical account of the...
Violence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a...