[Detail] Discovery of the Mississippi: By Ferdinand De Soto
Collection Overview
Parallel Histories: Spain, United States and the American Frontier is a collaborative project between the Library of Congress, the National Library of Spain and the Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular of Seville. This collection, which is presented in both English and Spanish, discusses the expansion of Spain into North America from Florida and Georgia into Louisiana, Texas, the Southwest and also into parts of Alaska. The presentation also discusses interactions between Spain and the United States and Spain’s eventual departure from the United States after the Spanish American war. This collection provides links to a number of American Memory collections including the papers of Jefferson and Washington, A Century of Lawmaking and our extensive online map collection.
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Special Features
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Historical Eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection although they may not be all-encompassing.
- Period of Exploration, 1492-1763
- Global Expansion and Encounter, 1450-1770
- Colonial Settlement, 1492-1763
- The American Revolution, 1763-1783
- An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914
- The New Nation, 1780-1815
- Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
- Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Related Collections and Exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.
- Map Collections
- American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920
- California As I Saw It
- Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age
- The Spanish American War in Motion Pictures
- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
- The Culture and History of the Americas
- The World of 1898: The Spanish American War
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