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PBS’s Special on Spain’s Colonization of Florida Sidelines Real History for Politics

Teachers often ignore the Spanish colonization of Florida. That’s too bad. Taught correctly, it could instill patriotism in many Americans. But that’s not what PBS did when it finally brought this ...
Science Daily

Indigenous mortality following Spanish colonization did not always lead to forest regrowth, study finds

New research shows that disruptions to Indigenous land management following Iberian colonization did not always result in widespread forest regrowth in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, as has been ...
Crux

Spanish politicians object to Pope’s ‘apology’ for abuses of American colonization

Pope Francis touches an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 12, 2020. (Credit: Paolo Galosi/Pool ...
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Spain Acknowledges ‘Injustice and Pain' Colonization Caused to Mexico's Indigenous Populations, But Stops Short of Formal Apology

Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares made the remarks at a press conference inaugurating the sprawling exhibition ...
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Racist, brutal past or Hispanic history? Latinos clash over Spanish colonial statues

Yolanda Leyva's protests 13 years ago against the erection of a statue of Juan de Oñate, a Spanish conquistador, cost her relationships and added to heightening division in her community. And in the ...