An expert overview of the rich and varied art produced in the New World from the late 15th century until around 1820, with insider tips from leading collectors Carl and Marilynn Thoma and Richard and ...

the Colonial Quarter offers visitors a glimpse into the lives of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century residents. The living museum is divided into four areas: the 16th Century Spanish First City ...

In the wake of the colonial period ... By the end of the 18th century, Spanish blood was no longer an exclusive guarantee of superior social standing. Unsurprisingly, elite members of 18th ...

"Casta" is Spanish for caste and these "casta paintings" are incredibly frank documents--unparalleled by anything in our time--of the race-based social hierarchy that existed in colonial Latin America ...

Most of the surviving civil, religious, and civic buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries and constitute magnificent examples of colonial ... of Spanish culture with its principal monuments, ...