At Manà in 1562, Franciscan authorities used testimony, coercion, and local knowledge to expose Maya religious practices...
Spain
Explore Spain’s history from ancient Iberia through the kingdoms and conflicts that created a global empire and shaped the modern nation.
In sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain, the army enforced Catholic orthodoxy, revealing how confessional unity became inseparable from...
Francisco Franco’s Spain demonstrates how religion can be transformed from spiritual tradition into instrument of sovereign authority....
The encomienda offers a historical example of how institutions claiming neutrality or benefit can embed exploitative feedback...
Visual teaching tools used by missionaries for converting the Indigenous population of Central Mexico to Christianity. Introduction...
Possible ideological and social changes that led to a new chronological-cultural stage: the Early Bronze Age. Abstract...
Too many people with too much money chased too few goods. Introduction The Price Revolution, sometimes known as...
The Spanish Empire maintained two key objectives: extract material wealth and convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity....
In melting down this glittering metal, the conquistadors left behind a trail of death, torture, and destruction....
The two kingdoms squabbled over states and peoples that had never even heard of these two small...
The Spanish themselves called them the naos de China or ‘Chinese ships’. Introduction The Manila galleons were Spanish treasure ships which transported...
The Spanish conquered and stripped cultures of anything valuable, melting down objects of gold and silver. Introduction...
The galleons were well-armed with cannons and packed with troops. Introduction From the 16th to 18th centuries,...
If your livelihood is teleworking, you could have problems getting your permit. Consulates have become strict about...
At least one in seven volunteers were Jews, making up a force of 5,000 men and women....
Park Güell stands as a unique testament to the relationship between Antoni GaudÃ’s singular architectural style and...
The south of Spain was fertile and ideal for export wine, olive oil and garum (fermented fish...
The expedition bankrupted Coronado, who had been so certain of the reports that he had funded it...
Like Gothic structures throughout the rest of Europe, Iberian cathedrals were stunning in the richness of their...
The Cathars were first noted in the 1140s in Southern France, and the Waldensians around 1170 in...
Impacts of the Spanish invasion on the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas. Spanish Treasure In the age...
The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in...
Colonial opulence had to be displayed behind closed doors. At first glance, the portrait appears to be...
A new national imaginary emerged that legitimized the task of redefinition. With variations, a concern with origins...
Originally established in the 13th century to combat heretical groups, the Inquisition became a sophisticated, global operation...
The Spanish Civil War was seen as very much of a piece with the war against Hitler...
Colonization of the area that became the Captaincy General began in 1524. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
The inside of a jail of the Spanish Inquisition, with a priest supervising his scribe while men...
Elmina Castle also known as St. George of the Mine Castle in Ghana / Photo by Damien Halleux...
Christopher Columbus is depicted here in his only state-sponsored, albeit non-authenticated, portrait, painted by Alejo Fernández between...