Manuela Sáenz, Liberator of the Liberator
Wednesday April 30, 2008
She saved the life of the most important man on the continent...and she also happened to be his lover. But that's only the beginning of the fascinating tale of Manuela ... Read More
Cinco De Mayo
Monday April 28, 2008
Cinco de Mayo...Woo hoo! Coronas and nachos! But do you know what this holiday is REALLY about?
A Dirty War Poll
Sunday April 27, 2008
Carlos Prats: General and Exile
Friday April 25, 2008
Who was Carlos Prats, and why did Chile send an American-born assassin to Argentina to kill him in 1974?
José Martí: National Hero of Cuba
Wednesday April 23, 2008
José Martí was a Cuban patriot who led his nation's struggle for independence from Spain. Although he never lived to see Cuba free, he is considered the nation's greatest hero, ... Read More
Former Bishop Ends One-Party Rule in Paraguay
Monday April 21, 2008
In Sunday's historic election, former bishop Fernando Lugo was elected President of Paraguay, ending decades of rule by the Colorado Party. The Colorados, closely identified with the 1954-1989 dictatorship of ... Read More
Former Head of Chilean Secret Police Sentenced
Friday April 18, 2008
On Thursday (April 17, 2008), ex-General Manuel Contreras was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the disappearance of dissident Marcelo Salinas in 1974. Salinas has not been heard from ... Read More
Mexican Activist Gunned Down
Wednesday April 16, 2008
In a story which has received very little attention in the English-speaking press and Internet, Armando Villareal Martha, a rural Mexican farmer and activist was assassinated last month in the ... Read More
Bogotazo: The Worst Riot in the History of Colombia
Sunday April 13, 2008
April 9, 1948. Liberal Party politician Jorge Eliécer Gaitán is gunned down outside his office in Bogotá. The poor and working classes of the city, enraged at the loss of ... Read More
The Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus
Saturday April 12, 2008
In 1500, the exploration of the Caribbean and the coastline of Central and South America was being explored by European sailors. Why, then, was Christopher Columbus, the greatest explorer of ... Read More
Venezuela Continues Nationalization of Industries
Friday April 11, 2008
The Venezuelan Steel Industry is the latest victim of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' aggressive nationalization program. Sidor steel company, which had only been privatized in 1998, will have a majority ... Read More
Argentina Dirty War Trial Verdict: Guilty
Monday April 7, 2008
The verdict is in: guilty.
Maria Eugenia Sampallo Barragan shocked Argentina when she brought a case against her adoptive parents. Sampallo, 30, found out in 2001 that her biological parents, Mirta ... Read More
The Tupamaros
Sunday April 6, 2008
From the early 1960's to the mid-1980's, citizens of Uruguay lived in fear of the Tupamaros, an urban guerrilla group that had as its goal a Cuban-style takeover of the ... Read More
The Thousand Days' War
Friday April 4, 2008
The Thousand Days' War was a brutal civil war fought in Colombia from 1899-1902 in which close to 100,000 people died and the young nation was devastated. What caused it? ... Read More
Castro Loosens Restrictions
Wednesday April 2, 2008
Raul Castro didn't wait long to make his mark on Cuba. He has only been in charge for about a month, yet he has already initiated several reforms. He is ... Read More