At the close of the 18th century, Spain commanded a vast colonial empire across the Americas, yet within a few decades most ...

Two years ago, the release of a documentary in Spain set off a fiery debate in the region of Catalonia that is still simmering. The film, “Negrers: La Catalunya esclavista,” or “Slavers: Catalonia and ...

Introduction / J.H. Plumb -- Prologue : The tradition of conquest. Part 1. The establishment of empire. Islands and mainland in the ocean sea -- Seville and the Caribbean -- The kingdoms of the sun -- ...

Before the inauguration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on October 1, her first diplomatic conflict had already begun. Although she invited the Spanish president, Pedro Sánchez, to her ...