HIST 109 - Latin American History: Conquest and Colony

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: CD, 3 SS

An introductory survey of Latin American history centering on the imposition, maintenance, and decline of Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule in Latin America. Emphasis is placed on understanding pre-conquest native societies, the material and cultural basis of colonialism, the complex human mosaic fashioned in colonial Latin America after 1492, issues of gender in preconquest and colonial Latin America, and the nature and development of resistance within the colonial world. Enrollment Limit: 60.
Instructor: S. Volk