The film explores the geography and history of Central America, a region that connects North and South America. It discusses the impact of Spanish colonization, highlighting the agricultural practices ...

American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific.

British mercantilism flourished during the middle of the 17th century at a time when England was flexing its muscle in the New World. The idea behind this economic policy was that the colonies existed ...

All were hanged. The accusations continued. Authorities were particulary suspicious of persons with ties to the Spanish colonies or to the Catholic Church, for Protestant England was at war with ...

Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens ... country should flex its newfound muscles and join the ranks of colonial powers. Egged on by "yellow" journalists like William ...

In 1539, Friar Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan priest, reported to Spanish colonial officials in Mexico ... who were scouring the New World for Native American treasure had heard persistent tales ...

Founded in 1540 on the banks of the River Magdalena, Mompox played a key role in the Spanish colonization of northern South America. From the 16th to the 19th century the city developed parallel to ...