HIST 4391 Colonial Latin America

A study of Latin America from the origins of humans in the Americas to Independence in the 1820s. Subjects include indigenous cultures and societies before 1492; Iberian exploration and conquest; the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on the Americas; everyday life and culture in colonial society; the rise of independence movements in the 1800s; and the political, economic, cultural, and social developments of Latin America throughout the colonial period.