Binghamton University: German Conquistadors - The Forgotten Rulers Of Venezuela And Their Legacy
November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022
BINGHAMTON, New York, Nov. 23 (TNSbook) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
When you think of conquistadors, Germans probably aren't the first group of people to spring to mind.
After all, the term is Spanish, and many of the nations that bore their mark are today Spanish-speaking. But in the 16th century, the Welsers -- a prominent banking family from Augsburg, in what is now southern Germany -- governed the Province of Venezuela. While their reign . . .
When you think of conquistadors, Germans probably aren't the first group of people to spring to mind.
After all, the term is Spanish, and many of the nations that bore their mark are today Spanish-speaking. But in the 16th century, the Welsers -- a prominent banking family from Augsburg, in what is now southern Germany -- governed the Province of Venezuela. While their reign . . .