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Rethinking Columbus : The Spanish Inquisition

How did the Native Americans maintain their dignity in the face of oppression? Was Columbus a hero or villain? Who was responsible for the genocide of the Tainos?

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The burning of a 16th-century Dutch Anabaptist Anneken Hendriks, who was charged with heresy Feuerhinrichtung von Anneken Hendriks in Amsterdam 1571. (Public Domain)

Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: Jews Banished From Spain During Spanish Inquisition

History World: The Catholic Monarchs: 1469-1481