Juan Garrido: The First Black Conquistador
In the annals of history, the narrative of conquest and exploration during the Age of Discovery is often dominated by the exploits of European adventurers. However, amidst the tales of...
In the annals of history, the narrative of conquest and exploration during the Age of Discovery is often dominated by the exploits of European adventurers. However, amidst the tales of...
Buoyed on by Pope Julius II’s elevation of the Spanish monarch as the principal agent for the evangelization of the New World, many Spanish missionaries, soldiers and explorers began sailing...
Most known for invading Mexico and defeating the Aztec Empire in 1521, Hernán Cortés was a Spanish nobleman and famous explorer who helped expand the Empire of Spain into the...