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SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC #6

The Central Scrutinizer wrote 1 month ago: September 11th Next morning we said goodbye to Madrid and headed off to the train station with our h … more →

Tags: Fuzzy Burbles, Cops, Madrid, Salamanca, Plaza Mayor, METRO, Transport Police, Rucksack, Terrorist

AS ALWAYS, THANKS

walkingwithwolf wrote 1 month ago: Here in Canada, we had our Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago – in the United States, it will … more →

Tags: Hamilton-based stories, 350 Day, Andy Pepall, Artists, Columbus Day, consumption, Coterc, Eating local, eating organic

Da Ill Shit!

BlaQwest wrote 1 month ago: Conquistadors did a mixtape for One Punch Machine Gun Clothing and here it is.  Enjoy! http://www7.z … more →

Tags: Electro, Mailbag, mixtape, one Punch Machine Gun Clothing

What to do with the bastard Columbus?

phillegitimate wrote 1 month ago: Would the history of the Americas have been different if it hadn’t been Columbus that discover … more →

Tags: México, Christopher Columbus, History

Revisiting Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" and Exploitation of Mayan Civilization5 comments

Jehanzeb wrote 2 months ago: I admit that when I first saw Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto” in theaters, I thought it … more →

Tags: media, Anti-Semitism, apocalypto, aztec, Cortes, European, Exploitation, History, Hollywood

So Dad/Mom whats there to do In Panama?

T. Argerous Filosofos wrote 2 months ago: You know I have been going to Panama for over 35 years now. I love it there! Here’s a snapshot … more →

Tags: Personal, Panama, Beaches, Bocas, Boquete, Casco Viejo, Coiba, Darien, Las Cruces Trail

Baroque Gold of El Dorado2 comments

Craig Zeichner wrote 2 months ago: Bolivian art from the 18th century I know it’s politically incorrect to suggest anything good came o … more →

Tags: Reviews, Hyperion Records, harmonia mundi, robert stevenson, Music in the Aztec and Inca Territory, Jesuits, The Mission, Fania All Stars, Hesperus

My Son, Sattar, Sept. 6th, 09

antigone001 wrote 2 months ago: Sattar, sweet one, WORDS OF LOVE I can never call your name or write your name without a sweet expre … more →

Tags: paso fino, Sweet One, Words of love, Gaited Horses, Isabella, queen of spain, Christopher Columbus

Guadalajara is the home of...

phillegitimate wrote 3 months ago: …Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán Probably the most despicable of the Spanish conquistadors, Guzmán arrived in … more →

Tags: México, History, guadalajara, Tequila, José Clement Orozco, gael garcia bernal

Racism in Detective Fiction

Anuraag Sanghi wrote 3 months ago: From the book "Postcolonial postmortems By Christine Matzke, Susanne Muehleisen page 88 How ver … more →

Tags: Environment, Europe, History, India, Indian Education, Politics, Religion, Social Trends, america

Up north to Hamburg we go

Dan Bowen wrote 3 months ago: Wuppertal I say to you and Wuppertal once more Sirs. Wuppertal is where I’m just passing throu … more →

Tags: Germany, Aztecs, blogsherpa, Byker Grove, Cocoa, Cologne, Coronation Street, Currywurst, DEVO

BAD HISTORY - The Conquistadors1 comment

blogofbad wrote 7 months ago: The discovery of the New World sent shockwaves throughout Medieval Europe. Sure, the Vikings had dis … more →

Tags: Bad History

Peruvian Adventure- Day 3 (Urubamba R./Ollantaytambo)

Chris wrote 8 months ago: After a long Day 2,  an exciting rafting trip down the Urubamba river was the perfect activity to st … more →

Tags: South America, Columbian, Food, Glacier, inca, indiana jones, llama, ollantaytambo, Perú

Spanish Mustangs The Expansion

winthropbrookhouse wrote 8 months ago:   In 1519 Cortes arrives at Vera Cruz, in North America, and with him comes the first 16 horses, ele … more →

Tags: American Horse, American Horse History, spanish mustangs, Sorraia Horse, American Heritage Horse, History, spanish, horses, Mustangs

How We Do

BlaQwest wrote 8 months ago: Conquistadors dropped another tight remix on us. This time they take on the Game’s “How … more →

Tags: Electro, Promo, 50 Cent, Remix, the game

Aguirre, Wrath of God

tuulenhaiven wrote 8 months ago: There are all kinds of insightful things that I could say about this movie, and it’s creator W … more →

Tags: non sense, Movies, famous people, Senses of Cinema, Aguirre: Wrath of God, Werner Herzog, el dorado, Klaus Kinski

Return to Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and the Slipperiness of History2 comments

phillegitimate wrote 9 months ago:  I had prefaced my quick trip to Peru with a biography of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and on my way b … more →

Tags: Bolivia, Books, Catholicism, incas, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, History, Atahualpa

Mel Gibson = Railroad Baron

itsjustinmichael wrote 9 months ago: Conquistador or Railroad Baron? Take your pick. Thanks, Jessie! … more →

Tags: mel gibson, railroad barons, Celebrities

Biography of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (as a prelude to a Visa Run)1 comment

phillegitimate wrote 9 months ago: My ninetieth day in Bolivia will mark the halfway point of my time there. It will also signify that … more →

Tags: Bolivia, History, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, incas


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