Mark Reeder

"From the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century to the English colonists of the 18th, the settling of America often came at the cost of Native American blood. But the 350-year conflict between European settlers and Indian natives reached its apex with the territorial expansions of the 19th century, when the notion of Manifest Destiny justified a series of battles and massacres that virtually wiped out the indigenous population. This five-part...

A History of Hispanic Achievement in America is a story that began more than 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped onto the fertile shores of "the New World." It is a story rich with the stunning achievements, heroic exploits, ceaseless courage and the remarkable discoveries of Hispanic immigrants from all over the world. From the American Revolutionary War to the War in Iraq, Hispanic Americans have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. HIspanices...