Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: ...

Masked federal agents kidnap a father as he waits to pick up his child from school. An ice cream cart is abandoned on the sidewalk, its vendor disappeared. A young man is arrested at his job and ...

This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and ...

v.1. The first Americas -- Ceremonial centers in Mexico and Peru -- The cities of classic Mesoamerica -- Peru after Chavín -- Mesoamerica and Peru, 900-1400 C.E. -- The world of early Americas -- ...

Iberia and America before the conquest -- The age of conquest -- Ruling new world empires -- Population and labor -- Production, exchange, and defense -- The social economy: societies of caste and ...

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Collectors say that relicarios, made from whatever the artisan had at hand, are often overlooked in the study of colonial-era art. A relicario from 19th century Mexico. The art pieces, which consist ...

33 x 23 3/4 in. (83.8 x 60.3 cm.) Frame: 39 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (100.3 x 76.8 cm.) ...