HIST 235 - G Colonial Latin America

Institution:

Hendrix College

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This course is an introduction to the history of Latin America in the period between late pre-history (circa A.D. 1250) and the nd of the Wars of Independence in Spanish America in 1826. This course will take a broad definition of Latin America to include much of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Our study will begin with the Native Americans who created a diverse set of societies across an environmentally diverse landscape. We will then study the classic Age of Conquest in which Spanish conquistadors brought much of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America into the Spanish Empire. Then we will study the development of colonial societies throughout not only Spanish America, but also in Portuguese Brazil and the French Caribbean. Finally we will study the Age of Independence from which a plethora of independent states emerged throughout Central and South America. (PM)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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