From Spanish Presidio to the American Grid: The Hispanic Roots of San Diego's Urban Core
San Diego began as a Spanish frontier outpost in 1769 to secure Alta California against foreign expansion, shaping its urban grid and Hispanic heritage.
Silver coin found from doomed Spanish colony on Strait of Magellan
The real de a ocho coin was discovered last month in an excavation at the site of the Ciudad del Rey Don Felipe. It was placed on a flat stone in the foundations of the colony's first church.
Spain's King Felipe VI acknowledges that there were many abuses' in the colonization of America
King Felipe VI acknowledged significant abuses during Spanish colonization of the Americas, recognizing that protective laws were not fulfilled in practice, while visiting an exhibition on women in indigenous Mexico.
Today Should Always Be Called Indigenous Peoples Day
Spanish colonizers committed brutal warfare, mass killing, and enslavement of Indigenous peoples to seize gold and riches, causing immense suffering and population collapse.