The man stuffed and displayed like a wild animal Thirty years ago, Frank Westerman was shocked to find an African warrior's body on display in a Spanish museum. Here he tells the story of how it got there, and how it was eventually reburied.

Studying #BlackHistory requires a certain constitution. Just as I think I understand the dehumanization of anti-blackness, another vile example arises to shock me. #Catalonia #SpanishEmpire #History #HumanHistory

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The empire was financially strained. Philip's reign began during the Eighty Years' War with the Dutch Republic. In 1625, Spain besieged Breda (captured in 1626), a conflict later immortalized by Velázquez, not a singular new war against England. #SpanishEmpire #Habsburg

Discover the untold story of the Manila Galleon Trade—an epic link between Asia and the Americas that changed the world. #History #TradeRoutes #ManilaGalleon #Globalization #Pacific #SpanishEmpire

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas The largest Spanish fort in South America #SpanishEmpire #Colombia #Cartagena #SouthAmerica #History TikTok video by World of Histories David Wight

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas

The largest Spanish fort in South America

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❤️ Mary I of England & her husband Philip of Spain. ❤️ #bloodymary #QueenMaryI #PhilipofSpain #TudorHistory #RoyalMarriage #EnglishMonarchy #SpanishEmpire #HistoricalFigures #16thCentury #CrownAndThrone

The Nueva Planta decrees continue through 1716, systematically dismantling Catalonia's autonomy. Philip centralizes power, creating the Spain we recognize today. #spanishempire

At its peak in the 16th century, the Spanish Empire stretched across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. #RandomFact #History #SpanishEmpire #WorldHistory #Colonialism

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On this day in 1598, Philip II of Spain, the man behind the Ridolfi plot to unseat Elizabeth I, bid adieu to the world. His legacy: a mix of empires and intrigues. 👑 #history #cronologia #medievalhistory #PhilipII #SpanishEmpire

Did you know? Spain had one Filipino prime minister — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy From the chaos of revolutions and political upheavals, Marcelo Azcárraga rose swiftly through the Spanish ranks.

Whoah! #Spain had one #Filipino prime minister during the waning years of the #SpanishEmpire

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Where does this, the seasonal Empire Matrix Originate

Hitler was born on 20th April
Queen Lizzie 2nd born on 21st April
Lenin born on 22nd April

The Founding of Rome

Religion and Spanish Colonial Bloodshed in the Americas The Requerimiento, a 16th-century document, sheds light on the deeper ideas and laws that the Spanish used to take over the New World.

🩸 “Accept Our King and God – or Else.”

The Spanish read a legal notice before conquest.

The Requerimiento.

Indigenous folks couldn’t understand it—but that didn’t stop the bloodshed.

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#CFP #CallForPapers #EarlyModern #MusicHistory #PerformanceStudies #MaterialCulture #ExtraordinaryBodies #SpanishEmpire #HispanicWorld #EarlyModernFestivity #RSA #HistoryOfArt #CulturalHistory #Transcultural (7/7)

#OTD #TDIH #July12, 1562 #FrayDiegoDeLanda burns most all #MayanCodices. #DiegoDeLanda #CrimesAgainstHistory #Maya #MayanScript #SacredBooks #Mythology #Religions #MexicanInquisition #SpanishEmpire
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The Cradle of Words Language and Knowledge in the Spanish Empire

Valeria López Fadul, The Cradle of Words. Language and Knowledge in the #SpanishEmpire press.jhu.edu/books/title/... #HispaniaImperial #EarlyModern #HistoriaIndiana #Philology via @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Isabella - Rise of the Warrior Queen - YouTube 🌟 Welcome to our captivating series on the legendary Queen Isabella I of Spain! 🌟 Dive into the early years of the 15th century as we chronicle Isabella's re...

Episode 3 of Isabella is coming soon! Get caught up!

#Isabella #SpanishHistory #AnimatedHistory #History #spain #IsabellaAndFerdinand #SpanishEmpire 🗃️

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#OTD #TDIH #December4, 1786: #MissionOfSantaBarbara #QueenOfTheMissions dedicated in #SantaBarbra #CA. #MissionChurches #SaintBarbara #PresidioOfSantaBarbara #EarthStation1 #MediaOutlet #SantaBarbara #SpanishEmpire #Christianity #RomanCatholicism #Missions
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I said no more social media accounts, yet here I am... Historian of the global Spanish Monarchy in the early modern period, focusing on the Philippines. Hello everyone! 👋#history #earlymodern #spain #spanishempire #spanishmonarchy #philippines #españa #filipinas #pilipinas #catholicism