Learn why Simon Bolívar, once loyal to the Spanish crown, turned against the empire to lead Latin America’s push for ...

Fueled by gold, ambition, and military power, Spain built one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. But greed, war, ...

‘España’ Review: Spanish Empire and Its Aftermath A glorious history and a troubled one: conquest, riches, artistic flourishing—and endless strife.

SAN ANTONIO — Long before the Alamo became a military fort, it was a religious outpost of the Spanish Empire. Mission San ...

Ultimately, although we live in a republic—one designed with guardrails to prevent our executive from devolving into tyranny—the lessons from the Spanish schoolmen remain invaluable for ...

This assertion, made by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Giraldo in “How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400-Year History,” seems bold at first, almost audacious.

Jewel of a Spanish Empire This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to ...

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“Our unique Spanish is at real risk of dying out,” said Ms. Rael-Vigil, 68, who traces her ancestry to a member of the 1598 expedition that claimed New Mexico as one of the Spanish Empire’s ...

In 1898, the short-lived Spanish-American War saw Spain lose its last major colonies: Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines.