May 15, 1769: Portola, the Rev. Junipero Serra, 11 soldiers, five muleteers and 12 Christian Indians set out with 200 cattle ...

The two felines—one adult, one juvenile—appear to have been cared for by the sailors before the vessel sank in a hurricane in ...

In the 16th century, Spanish colonists brought horses from Europe, reintroducing them into the deserts and grasslands of western North America. Some Native peoples quickly became master horsemen, ...

From the 16th to 18th centuries, Spanish America comprised most of South America (except Portuguese-held Brazil), the Caribbean, Central America, and southern and western North America. back to text ...

But Alger ordered the troops to hold their ground in Santiago until Spanish forces surrendered. They did on July 17, but the damage had already been done. Fewer than 400 American soldiers were kil ...