Below this church lies the unmarked grave of Diego de Vargas. Born in 1643 in Madrid, Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, better known by the slightly shorter name Don Diego de Vargas in the history of New Mexico, came...
spanish colonialism
This is the mass grave of the dead indigenous people at San Fernando Mission in California. The Spanish intended the California mission system as a way to extend its power.
On November 20, 1536, the conquistador Hernán Cortés buys a bunch of silver mines and acquires between 100 and 200 Native slaves. This moment is an excellent entry point to.
On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo Revolt began in New Mexico. The most successful Native rebellion in the history of the Americas, this forced the Spanish out of their northern colonies for twelve years. One major reason for the revolt was the brutality of colonial...
On January 22, 1599, Spanish troops began their attack on Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. This incredibly violent incident and aftermath created a regime of labor under Spanish rule that.
On April 21, 1545, a man named Juan de Villarroel filed the first mining claim at Potosí, in what is now Bolivia. The silver mine in the mountain known as.