"San Hipólito... one of the most interesting churches in the city. ...1520 ...the greatest slaughter of the Spaniards …"

"They lived in a world where skin colour was less important than religion, class or talent: before the English became …"

"(ca. 1505-1553) was probably born in and sold by slavers to Portuguese traders, who... sold him to... . ...[H]e was b…"

"Only rarely do we hear about a Negro slave who achieved distinction... Two examples... are , the conquistador of Chil…"

"Although most blacks who came to America in early years were slaves, records of the Casa de Contractión showed that a…"

"[T]here is a record of an African who apparently crossed the Atlantic as a freeman, participated in the siege of Teno…"

"His name appears... in the proceedings of 's cabildo... 1524 when that body granted... land... "...just past the chap…"

"Garrido took part in at least one of expeditions sent out by Cortés after the conquest of the Triple Alliance to secu…"

"Garrido became the first wheat farmer on the American continent. ...According to ..., "...they brought [Cortés] a sma…"

", black in color... of his own free will, became a Christian in Lisbon, was in Castile for seven years, and crossed t…"