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De Soto's Discovery of the Mississippi, 1858

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De Soto’s discovery of the Mississippi, 1541

In 1539, Hernando de Soto led the first major European expedition into the interior of the southeastern North America, an area then...

Landing of Christopher Columbus, 1856

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Landing of Columbus, 1492

This engraving depicts Columbus’s first landing in the New World, on the island...

Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi [map of North America], by Guil

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Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi, 1718

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Francisco García de Loaysa to to Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, June 21, 1540.

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Spain authorizes Coronado’s conquest in the Southwest, 1540

This letter, written on behalf of King Charles V by Francisco Garcia de Loaysa, the president of the Council...

Christopher Columbus' letter to Ferdinand and Isabella, 1493. Gilder Lehrman Col

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Columbus reports on his first voyage, 1493

On August 3, 1492,...

Demarcation bull, granting Spain possession of the New World, May 4, 1493.

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The Doctrine of Discovery, 1493

The Papal Bull “Inter Caetera,” issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, played a central role in the...

Bartolomé de las Casas, Aqui se contiene una disputa .... Vallad, Spain: Casa de

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Bartolomé de Las Casas debates the subjugation of the Indians, 1550

This book, Summary of Debate...

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Sir Francis Drake’s attack on St. Augustine, 1586

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A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion, 1400–1668

Newitt, Malyn. A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion, 1400–1668. New York: Routledge, 2004.

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Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415–1580

Diffie, Bailey W., and George D. Winius. Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415–1580. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1977.