Sir Henry Morgan and Pirates of the Caribbean: Plundering and Looting the Spanish Gold...
Whoever would have believed that the son of a simple farmer in Llanrhymney, Wales, born in a year around 1635, would eventually become Sir...
Cabeza de Vaca in Florida: The Remarkable Odyssey of the Lost Conquistadors in Florida
Spanish conquistador Cabeza de Vaca survived hurricanes, shipwrecks and capture by Indians, and was one of a handful of men to return from an...
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: A Look into the Life of a Resourceful Conquistador...
Cabeza de Vaca, who would later survive an ill-fated expedition to conquer Florida, was born in Moorish-controlled southern Spain.
A Birth in Moorish Spain
Alvar Nuñez...
Hernan Cortez and the Quetzalcoatl Prophecy: How the Spanish Conquest of Mexico was Facilitated...
With the stars lining up for him, Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico may have been made easier by the centuries old prophecy of a...
Christopher Columbus: Little Known Facts Behind the 15th Century Explorer and His Voyage
The majority of school children in the Americas know the name of Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon in Spanish; Cristoforo Colombo in Italian), as well...
The Mysterious Nazca Lines of Southern Peru: Huge Geoglyphs, Geometric Designs Stretch Across the...
What are the Nazca lines? Mysterious geometric lines and stylized figures cover miles of the desert and are best viewed from the air.
The Nazca...
History of Panama Canal – Building & Expansion: Historical Overview – Early Building Proposals...
Building a Panama Canal in the early 1900s was not a new idea - the history of Panama Canal construction dates back to the...
Important Dates in Latin American History: A Look at Significant Events that Molded Latin...
Latin America is a term used to describe the countries and republics of the Western Hemisphere where Spanish, Portuguese or French are recognized as...
Life and Work of Frances Calderon de la Barca: Teacher, Travel Writer, Ambassador’s Wife...
Frances Calderon's colorful life comprised duties as a member of the diplomatic corps, writing about her travels in Mexico and ending as governess to...
The Culinary History of Ecuador: Traditions of New World Gastronomy
Without the modern convenience of refrigerators and stoves, cooking was a labour intensive and time consuming chore: water and firewood had to be collected,...