Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1490 and died in 1557. Today's media enshrine the cliché that our era has seen the greatest change in human history, but judge for yourself whether or not the ...
Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca first set foot on land that would become Texas in 1528, when his crude raft ran aground near Galveston Island. The raft held survivors of an ill-fated ...
Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo 1478-1557 Historia general y natural de las Indias Book 35, chapters 1-7 English Includes translations of Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación y comentarios and of ...
The conquistador Cabeza de Vaca encountered numerous Indigenous communities on his grueling trek west. Living among them for nearly a decade, he became famous for his recount of survival. In his 30s, ...
Almost 500 years ago, the newly formed Empire of Spain — forged by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella, blessed by the pope, and unified by the eviction of Moors and the forcible conversion of Jews ...
The outgoing governor of Mexico’s state of Tamaulipas is about to lose immunity from a long-looming arrest warrant, but the protection he enjoyed while in office highlights some of the struggles ...
In the spring of 1528, a crew of 600 Spanish and Portuguese soldiers landed on the Gulf Coast of the United States, hoping to find gold. The expedition was an utter disaster; only four members ...
In a captivating cultural phenomenon, Mala Fe’s merengue classic “La Vaca” is making a comeback, all thanks to the global TikTok community. This lively track, a staple at Latino birthdays and weddings ...
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