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Introduces Columbus Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.

Describes the social and economic climate of the sixteenth century by focusing on the life of an apprentice to a mapmaker living in Spain during the age of exploration.

Explores the American holiday Columbus Day including parades and celebrations.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cort?s, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico.

Presents the log of Christopher Columbus as copied out in brief by his companion, Bartholomew Las Casas, relating the day-to-day drama of a long sea voyage into the unknown.

A brief history of the Spanish Conquistadors and their conquest of the Americas and destruction of its native peoples.

Presents the author's first-hand narrative account of his journey tracing the footsteps of Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's sixteenth century expedition across New Mexico.

Thirteen-year-old Ipa struggles to survive a brutal time of change as the Spanish begin the conquest of the native people along the Texas border.

Penetrates the mists of legend and pure invention that have surrounded Columbus and his exploits.

Details the processes of encounter and exchange between Europe and the cultures of the Americas and Africa since their discovery by Europeans five hundred years ago.