Latin America

history

Vasco Núñez de Balboa is famous for leading the first European expedition to cross the Isthmus of Panama and sight the Pacific Ocean in 1513, claiming the sea and lands for Ca...

history

In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt announced a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that fundamentally reframed how the United States engaged with Latin America. The Roosevelt Co...

ethnicity-and-identity

Mestizo refers to people of mixed Indigenous American and European ancestry, most commonly in Latin America. The term originates from Spanish and Portuguese colonial contexts wh...

history

The Roosevelt Corollary was a unilateral statement by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 that expanded the Monroe Doctrine. It asserted that the United States had an inte...

history-and-policy

The Roosevelt Corollary was a 1904 addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It stated that the United States would exercise internationa...

history-and-policy

The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. It asserted that the United States could exercise internation...

geography-region-relationship

Latin America and North America are often discussed together, yet they represent distinct geographic, cultural, and economic spheres. This relationship is best understood as nei...

history

Before European arrival, what is now Colombia hosted dense and varied Indigenous societies, organized by ecology and environment. Along the Andes, advanced agricultural societie...

Society

Current events happening in Spanish-speaking countries reflect diverse political, economic, and social conditions across more than 20 nations. This overview provides verified co...

history-and-policy

The Roosevelt Corollary was declared by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to prevent European military intervention in Latin America by asserting a United States right t...