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Columbus' Landing on St. Croix in 1493

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Christopher Columbus' initial landing at Salt River Bay in 1493 established the first European contact with what is now referred to as the United States Virgin Islands. more...

The Encomienda System in New Spain

By: Deanna Proach

The Encomienda System was established in response to the colonists' need for Indian labour, but became the most destructive system in the history of Spanish America. more...

Potosi and New World Silver

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Spain's preoccupation with gold and silver mining led to shortsighted outcomes resulting in European inflation and several national bankruptcies. more...

The Sons of Malinche and the Spanish Conquest

By: Arash Farzaneh

Mexicans have struggled for their own distinct identity since the effects of the Spanish Colonization. more...

Hernán Cortés As Quetzalcoatl

By: Henry Ramsager

Moctezuma and the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan were expecting a god. Instead, they got Hernán Cortés and his merciless conquistadors, who brought them ruin. more...

Columbus As an Old Man

By: Henry Ramsager

Columbus spent his last days poor and embittered. And recent evidence has revealed that Columbus did not die from gout as was always thought but from heart failure. more...

The Beheading of Balboa

By: Henry Ramsager

Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head. more...

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