An auto-da-fé − a public punishment for heretics − in San Bartolome Otzolotepec, in present-day Mexico. Museo Nacional de Arte via Wikimedia Commons Every few years, a story about Columbus resurfaces: ...

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Every October 12th, Spain marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492 with what is known as Hispanic Day. But this year the date, which is a national holiday, has ...

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ASUNCION, Paraguay — It was a strange new world for Spain and Portugal as they began their annual meeting Friday with their former colonies: For the first time, Latin America is growing strong and the ...

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