Ceramics, human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns are among artifacts that have been uncovered by archaeologists in Guatemala at the site of the last Mayan city to resist European ...

Two letters to Hernando Cortes, containing the official report of the conquest of Guatemala. First printed as an appendix to the fourth letter of relation of Hernando Cortes, Toledo, 1525. Now ...

The civilization thrived in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. In the 16th century, the arrival of the Spanish resulted in the conquest of the last ...

Consider the Spanish conquest of the Americas alongside Israel’s assault on Gaza. In many ways, the two events, separated by half a millennium, are incomparable. The first was continental in ...

A mural in the home of Lucas Asicona in the small Guatemalan city of Chajul depicts a dwarf carrying a long stick, two musicians, and a dancer wearing a mix of Spanish and Maya attire. Part of the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Yale professor emeritus John Demos explained the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs by Conquistador Hernán Cortés. He spoke about the advantages ...

Puebla, Mexico, Oct 29, 2024 / 09:00 am. For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, who holds a doctorate in Latin American studies, the so-called “black legend” of the Spanish conquest of ...

Two letters to Hernando Cortes, containing the official report of the conquest of Guatemala. First printed as an appendix to the Fourth letter of relation of Hernando Cortes, Toledo, 1525. Now ...