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The Spanish Conquistadors And The First Genocide In Modern History (III)

04/02/2021 by Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC

Part I, Part II Hernán Cortés and the Aztec Empire in Mexico The Spaniards, like the Portuguese, moved quickly to exploit their late 15th-century/early 16th century discoveries. The settlement of Hispaniola started in 1493, partly in the hope of finding gold. However, the discovery of the Main coast opened alternative […]

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Statue of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in the plaza of the same name in Medellin, Extremadura, Spain

The Spanish Conquistadors And The First Genocide In Modern History (II)

11/01/2021 by Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC

Part I The Crusaders, Christianity, and the conquistadors It has to be clearly noticed that, in fact, the Spanish conquistadors, have not been like medieval West Roman Catholic Crusaders at least from the very formal meaning of this word as the conquistadors did not ever receive some special indulgence from […]

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The Spanish Conquistadors And The First Genocide In Modern History (I)

30/12/2020 by Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC

The Portuguese and Spanish overseas voyages of discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries heralded a new era in global history. At the end of the 15th century, the main seafaring peoples of the globe have been separated not only by great expanses of the uncharted sea but as well […]

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