Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...

In the first Spanish and Portuguese colonies, however, Jews were not allowed to openly practice their faith. Secret spirituality One of these conversos was Luis de Carvajal.

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

Spain has recently been rising up against mass tourism, with protests in places from Barcelona to the Balearics. But country ...

Arguably the most important victory of the revolution was won in autumn 1777, on a farm in upstate New York, by a storekeeper ...

The Marigny de Mandeville family owned and developed the Faubourg Marigny as well as the huge tract on the north shore of the ...

Lifelong soccer fan Victor Dumois expressed concern about the United States co-hosting the 2026 World Cup after attending a ...

President Vladimir Putin has asserted that Russia provided crucial support to the American colonists during their fight ...