colonial

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King Felipe's words marked the first time a Spanish monarch had publicly acknowledged abuses during the country's colonial era.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

José Manuel Albares, the Spanish foreign minister, recognized that Spanish colonial actions had caused “injustice and pain” for Indigenous Mexican communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Over and over, the work of the colonial surveyors and speculators led to destruction of Indigenous towns.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz