13. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journey of Francisco Pizarro
My Name is Francisco Pizarro: Conquistador of the Inca Empire I was born around 1475 in Trujillo, Spain, the illegitimate son of a poor...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 18
12. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Ghana Empire, The Islamic Transition
My Name is Tunka Manin: Th Last Ruler of the Ghana Empire I was born among the Soninke people, heirs of a proud and wealthy land. From a...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 18
12. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Conquest of the Mayan Civilization
My Name is Lady Xook: Noblewoman of the Mayan Civilization I was born into the royal house of Yaxchilán, a city of stone temples and...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 16
11. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Niger River Culture: From Ancient Times to Islamic Era
My Name is Za Alayaman (c. 8th–9th century AD): Founder of the Za Dynasty of Songhai Rule, Along the Niger River I was not born along the...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 16
11. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journey of Hernan Cortés and the Fall of the Aztec Empire
My Name is Hernán Cortés: Spanish Conquistador and Governor of New Spain I was born in 1485 in the small town of Medellín, in the...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 15
10. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa:The Nok and Bantu Cultures
My Name is Mufwene: Elder Oral Historian (fictional composite figure) My name is Mufwene, and I was born on the shores of a great lake...
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Aug 15
10. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journey of Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan: The First to Try to Circumnavigate the World I was born around the year 1480 in the quiet northern Portuguese town of...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 14
9. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The San Hunter and Gather (Bushmen) Culture
My Name is Bokang: The Clan Elder I was born under a sky filled with sharp, bright stars, in the heart of the Kalahari. My mother said I...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 14
9. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
My Name is Queen Nzinga Mbande of Ndongo & Matamba: Portuguese Resistance I was born in 1583, in the Kingdom of Ndongo, in the heart of...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 13
8. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Development of Complex Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa (c. 3,500 BC – 3,000 BC)
My Name is Taye: The Clan Elder I was born in a small cluster of huts surrounded by fields of millet and sorghum, in a time when the...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 13
