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Israel Is Taking its Cues From Spanish Conquistadors

Cortés has given way to Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump. A new age of conquest is upon us. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to ...
Monsters and Critics

The Curse of Oak Island: More evidence of Spanish conquistadors and Portuguese sailors emerges on the island

The Curse of Oak Island team has found fresh evidence that points to either Spanish conquistadors or Portuguese sailors having visited the island and depositing a quantity of gold treasure. Things on ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

OPINION | Randy McCrory: There’s a Spanish treasure cave located between Gravette and Sulphur Springs

The Spanish conquistadors built a fire inside it to keep warm. The cave, however, had a natural chimney and the smoke from the fire was seen by local American Indians who, according to legend, had ...
PBS

The Spanish Conquest

Spanish colonial rule divided Mexico with a class system that still affects society today. The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in ...
Los Angeles Times

Spanish conquistadors and plastic vomit: That’s ‘Lifes’ at UCLA Hammer Museum

Midway through my recent visit to see “Lifes,” an eccentric exhibition in one large gallery at the UCLA Hammer Museum, a clattering sound accompanied by a visual blur rocketed through the room. A long ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ Review: Cortés in Mexico

For centuries, the fall of Tenochtitlan, the majestic, lake-bound capital of the Aztecs or Mexica, has engaged historians and storytellers. To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once ...