Introductory article on American Colonial History in which the author takes a look at the first European settlers who made the voyage to America and addresses the essential question of who they were as people and hence, why they made...

The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in the New World.

Brief article about Native American culture and history prior to European settlement and with arrival of Europeans.

The Mestizo belongs to a larger series of works that seek to document the inter-ethnic mixing occurring in New Spain among Europeans, indigenous peoples, Africans, and the existing mixed-race population. This genre of painting is known...