One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As history books tell it, the Europeans brought their religion to the ...

A team of Peruvian archaeologists uncovered three burials from the Spanish colonial period on top of a pre-Hispanic temple - Copyright AFP Cris BOURONCLE A team of ...

Christian devotional imagery predominated the subject matter painted on the hides of bison, elk, deer, and cows in the Spanish Colonial era. Among the Spanish settlers, hide paintings, unlike ...

Editor's note: This is the 16th of a series of stories that will be featured in the Pensacola News Journal each week leading up to the 200th anniversary of Escambia County. Look for these stories each ...

St. Augustine is a city that is proud of its colonial past. Museums and attractions line the streets, offering visitors a glimpse of what life was like during that era. One example is the Spanish ...