When British forces surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, few would have imagined that the decisive blow had been financed not from Paris or Philadelphia, but from Havana. Behind this unexpected twist stood Francisco de Saavedra, a Spanish official whose name is absent from most American textbooks but whose actions helped change the course of the […] The post The Forgotten Spanish-Cuban Contribution to American Independence: Francisco de Saavedra and the Silver of Havana appeared first on Not Ev...| Not Even Past
Martin Nesvig’s newest book, The Women Who Threw Corn, offers a novel approach to the cultural view and development of sorcery and magical practices in sixteenth-century Mexico, as seen through the lens of acculturation, or cultural assimilation between groups. This is the first book in an upcoming two-part series called Xolotl Rite, and whereas this book highlights women, […] The post Review of The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico (2025) app...| Not Even Past