HISTORY 405: Colonial Latin America (From the Encounter to the Early 19th Century)

Course Description

This course discusses the conquest and colonization of Latin America by the Spanish and the Portuguese imperial powers from the time of the encounter to the early nineteenth century. It studies the Iberian, Indigenous and African cultures and their influence in the creation of a hierarchical imperial order. Emphasis is given to the impact of the conquest, the economics of exploitation, race, sexual and gender identities, and religious and legal domination.