the Colonial Quarter offers visitors a glimpse into the lives of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century residents. The living museum is divided into four areas: the 16th Century Spanish First City ...

A title can speak volumes. Yale historian Greg Grandin’s panoramic, gorgeously crafted “America, América” announces its thesis in a repetition of a single word, with one subtle difference ...

Latin America is a geographical, geopolitical, and cultural concept defined by the common characteristics of some of the ...

In the high Andes Mountains of Peru lies Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire. It’s a popular destination for trekkers looking to visit monuments such as Machu Picchu. It’s also a protected ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is ... Unlike Europeans, Native Americans in the colonial era typically welcomed men, women ...

The larger region of Western Sahara, which Morocco refers to as "Moroccan Sahara," was colonized by Spain in the 14th century ... since the Spanish colonial era, the region has seen flashpoints ...

On Aug. 14, the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas in Austin opened Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America ... communities comes from that period, but also from the ...

La Poza de las Mujeres means “the women’s pool,” and it’s said the beach got its name from the multiple noblewomen who used to bathe in it between the 1600s and 1700 during the Spanish colonial era ..

The remarkably preserved body of an early modern saint, St. Teresa of Avila, has been exhibited in Spain months after being ...

The ring dates to the 15th or 16th century, making it at least 400 years old. Photo from the Wawel Royal Castle Centuries ago, signet rings were worn by numerous individuals, including civic ...

While other pre-1794 buildings remain — such as the Ursuline Convent, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop and the Gabriel Peyroux House ...