Flag of the Mexican Empire, 1821 Commonly known as the First Mexican Empire, this short-lived monarchy existed in the first two years after Mexico gained independence from Spain.

Fueled by gold, ambition, and military power, Spain built one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. But greed, war, and economic missteps led to its downfall. Discover the incredible history ...

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For a nation that traces its origins to the first westerly landfall by Columbus in 1492, America knows startlingly little about Spain, under whose flag the great explorer crossed the Atlantic ...

This assertion, made by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Giraldo in “How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400-Year History,” seems bold at first, almost audacious.

‘Flag’ of the Spanish Empire, 1542 Exactly 50 years after Columbus set sail west in search of Asia, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo became the first known European to explore the California coast, a ...