r/AmericanHistory

Long before the iconic image of the American West took hold in popular culture, Spanish and Mexican settlers in the 16th century introduced the livestock, equipment, and techniques that would define the industry.

The Moca Massacre, also known historically as the Moca Slaughter, occurred on April 3, 1805. It was a violent event perpetrated by Haitian troops under the command of Emperor Jacques I and his successor, Henri I, against the civilian population of Spanish Santo Domingo.

The Sandinistas, a Nicaraguan revolutionary group that organized to overthrow the brutal US-backed Somoza dictatorship, were founded on this day in 1961

"The gallows of Judge Isaac C. Parker."

I have the military commission for one of my ancestors from 1704

In 1624, a flotilla of North African pirates crossed the Atlantic and attacked French fishing vessels off the coast of Newfoundland. It was likely the first Islamic voyage to the Americas.

War veteran denounces the Indian Holocaust in the Peruvian Amazon

OTD | July 5, 2002: Mexican actress Katy Jurado (née María Cristina Jurado García) passed away from kidney failure and pulmonary disease. Jurado was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar (1954) and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award (1952).

August 20, 1794 – Northwest Indian War: United States troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers...

Between 1876 and 1955, more than two million Spaniards emigrated to Argentina, making it the second largest wave of immigration the country received after the Italians. From 1900 until the 1960s, Spaniards were the country's largest immigrant group.