
Shedding light on the harsh truths surrounding Europe's dramatic wave of expansion from 1492 after Columbus landed in the Caribbean.

The accidental discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus sparks an age of exploration for the Spanish empire.

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed.

Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer one of the great empires in the Americas: the Aztecs.

Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilization in the Americas: the Incas.