On November 16, 1532, the Andean city of Cajamarca became the setting for one of history’s most dramatic and consequential encounters. A small band of Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca Emperor Atahualpa, an event that marked the beginning of the…
Read MoreChristopher Columbus’s first expedition made landfall in the Caribbean on October 12, 1492, a moment that would forever change the course of history. After weeks of sailing westward from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus and his crew finally reached land, a small island…
Read MoreOn September 20, 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands, looking to change the ocean-going world. This epic journey, which began in 1519 and concluded in 1522, marked the first successful…
Read MoreThe Ajacán Mission, also known as the Spanish Jesuit Mission of Ajacán, represents a tragic and often overlooked chapter in the history of early European attempts to establish a Christian foothold in what is now the United States. The mission was founded in 1570…
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