Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
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Thousands of Spanish shipwrecks submerged in American waters, awaiting the Justice's decision on the galleon San José
The trial in Colombia involving treasure hunters determines Spain's sovereign immunity over the Carrera de Indias, amid the ...
Indigenous Ingenuity: The Hidden Story Behind America’s Peaches
A fascinating study highlights the pivotal role Indigenous communities played in the adoption and spread of peaches across ...
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Spanish Explorers Brought Peaches To America, But Indigenous Communities Helped The Fruit Take Root
The first peach pits were brought to North America by Spanish explorers, but Indigenous communities were the ones responsible for helping the fruit take root. Researchers at Penn State found that ...
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From the Statesman archives: Newcomers did not control Indigenous Texas for centuries
Which means the Spanish presence in Texas, which lasted intermittently from the 1520s to the 1820s, made little direct impact on the area around Austin. It was Indigenous land.