Showing posts with label Latin American history (other). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latin American history (other). Show all posts
Thursday, September 3, 2026

How the Seven Years’ War spilled over into Latin America

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The Seven Years’ War was fought on five different continents. Thus, it was a massive worldwide conflict (as I argue  elsewhere ). It started...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Why is French spoken on five different continents? (Answer: History)

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Spanish and Portuguese are found mainly in the Americas today, but French is spread out You might already know that  Spanish  and Portuguese...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The wars commemorated on “Cinco de Mayo”

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In 1862, the  Battle of Puebla  was fought in  Mexico . Specifically, Mexican forces defeated the invading armies of  France  on the 5th of ...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Forgotten world empires: The rise and fall of the Dutch Empire

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During the  Enlightenment , the Netherlands were one of the world’s great imperial powers. They were then one of the freest countries in the...
Monday, July 1, 2024

A review of “The Spanish-American War” (audiobook)

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The Spanish-American War started out as one of the most popular wars in  American history . It was only long after the fact that it started ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

A review of “In Search of History: The Aztec Empire” (History Channel)

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Before the Spanish Conquest, they ruled the southern part of what is today Mexico … Before the  Spanish Conquest , there were several native...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

A review of “The Mexican-American War” (audiobook)

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Living in Arizona, one doesn’t have to ask why the  “Mexican-American War”  is important. I live in a part of Arizona that was once part of...