The Sun, the Cross, and the Sword: Spain’s Great American Venture
The year is 1492. The air in Granada, Spain, is thick with the scent of victory. For centuries, the Reconquista, the long struggle to expel Muslim Moors from the Iberian Peninsula, had defined the Spanish spirit. Now, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon stood triumphant, their banners flying over the last Moorish … Read more