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Sep 9, 2024 · While Pedrarias and Córdoba conquered lower Central America, the conqueror of Mexico, Hernán Cortés, looked southward. In 1524 he sent Cristóbal de Olid by sea to Honduras and Pedro de Alvarado overland to conquer Guatemala.
4 days ago · The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire, ultimately reshaping the course of human history.
4 days ago · On February 27th, they reached the island of Cozumel in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. When they arrived, they noticed that the inhabitants of the small and scattered villages had fled to the interior of the island, terrified by the sight of the ships.
3 days ago · There, during the 16th and 17th centuries, a series of viceroys ruled over most of Spanish South America. The elaborate viceregal court was the apex of a highly stratified society based upon forced Indigenous labour.
2 days ago · Most of Spanish America achieved its independence in the early nineteenth century through hard-fought wars, while Portuguese Brazil first became the seat of the Portuguese empire and then an empire independent of Portugal.
Aug 25, 2024 · Uncover the forgotten history of Spanish exploration in North America, with mysterious shipwrecks and artifacts found far beyond their known territories. Official history says that the Spanish colonizers in America were focused on the territory from Mexico to the end of South America.
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Sep 6, 2024 · Download stock image of “Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro meeting the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1532.” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive
