History 321C - Introduction to Colonial Latin America

Institution:

Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course surveys the history of Latin America from the era of Spanish exploration and conquest up to the Wars of Independence (roughly 1492 to 1831). Stressing the experiences and cultural contributions of Americans, Europeans, and Africans, we consider the following topics through primary written documents, but also music, painting, and architecture: Aztec, Maya, Inca, and Iberian civilizations; models of conquest in comparative perspective (Spanish, Portuguese, and Amerindian); consolidation in labor, tributary, and judicial systems; religion and the Catholic Church; sugar and mining industries, trade, and global economies; urban and rural life; and ethnic, caste, class, and gender relations. Brazil provides a continuous counterpoint to Mexico and the Andes, while the experiences of "fringe" areas of empire, such as Haiti, Cuba, Argentina, and northern Mexico, become central in the second half of the course. This course satisfies the modern history course requirement for history majors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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