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The half century after Columbus's voyage | HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA

Spaniards in a new world

The half century after Columbus's voyage sees a frenzy of activity in the new world (part exploration, part conquest, part colonization) as the Spanish scramble and struggle to make the most of their unexpected new oppo...

The half century after Columbus's voyage | HISTORY OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE

Spaniards in a new world

The half century after Columbus's voyage sees a frenzy of activity in the new world (part exploration, part conquest, part colonization) as the Spanish scramble and struggle to make the most of their unexpected new oppo...

The half century after Columbus's voyage | HISTORY OF SPAIN

Spaniards in a new world

The half century after Columbus's voyage sees a frenzy of activity in the new world (part exploration, part conquest, part colonization) as the Spanish scramble and struggle to make the most of their unexpected new oppo...

In the second half of the | HISTORY OF BOATS AND SHIPS

The Laird brothers

In the second half of the 1830s John Laird designs and delivers an iron paddle steamer for the exploration of the Euphrates, another commissioned by Mohammed Ali for use on the Nile, and for the East India Company in 183...

When first described by Europeans - | HISTORY OF RWANDA

Ruanda-Urundi

When first described by Europeans - and in particular by Speke, who encounters them east of Rwanda on his exploration to Lake Victoria - it is assumed that the distinction between Tutsi and Hutu is entirely racial. But t...

When first described by Europeans - | HISTORY OF BURUNDI

Ruanda-Urundi

When first described by Europeans - and in particular by Speke, who encounters them east of Rwanda on his exploration to Lake Victoria - it is assumed that the distinction between Tutsi and Hutu is entirely racial. But t...

The Atlantic ocean begins to acquire | HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY

Atlantic and Pacific

The Atlantic ocean begins to acquire a western edge and a definable shape after the discovery of the Caribbean by Columbus in 1492, followed by the exploration of the coast of Venezuela by a Spaniard (Alonso de Ojeda) in...