Category Archives: Latin America
Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution
The Sandinista Revolution overturned a dynasty and built, however briefly and imperfectly, a new covenant
How the Mexican-American War Forged the American West and Shaped a Nation
The Mexican-American War was short but seismic. It reshaped borders, redefined nations, and laid the
Pedro I of Brazil: The Prince Who Made a Country
A simple guide to Brazil’s first emperor—how he won independence, why his reign struggled, and
Liberation Theology and the Shockwaves Through Latin America
Liberation Theology shook the Catholic Church in Latin America because it refused to let the
Five US-Backed Counterrevolutions in Latin America
The hardest part of any coup or proxy war comes after the headlines. Families look
