HIST 316
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

1. Catalog Entry

History 316. Colonial Latin America (C)
Three hours lecture (3).

Prerequisites: 3 hours of 100 level History

A topical survey of Colonial Latin America beginning with the conquests of Mexico and Peru by Spain and (to a lesser extent) Brazil by Portugal. Focus is on the impact of Spanish colonialism on native Americans and on the evolution of Hispanic-American institutions, family and kinship patterns and economic behavior.

2. Detailed Description of Content of Course

1. Introduction: The First Americans
2. Conquest of Mexico and Peru
3. The Political Organization of Colonial Latin America
4. The Two Republics
5. Resistance and Accommodation in Indian and Slave Society
6. The Church and State
7. The Economic Organization of Colonial Latin America
8. Mining in Colonial Latin America
9. Urban Colonial Latin America
10. Rural Colonial Latin America: The Hacienda and Plantation
11. Women in Colonial Latin America
12. Kinship and Family in Colonial Latin America
13. Origins of the Independence Movements
14. The Colonial Legacy

3. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

The course will be conducted by the lecture/discussion method.

4. Goals and Objectives of the Course

1. Students will develop a knowledge of the world of Colonial Latin America.
2. Students will be able to contrast and compare Colonial Latin America and Colonial North America.

5. Assessment Measures

Graded assignments will include in-class tests, a final examination, book reviews, review essays, and a research project.

6. Other Course Information

None.

7. Review and Approval

Date Action Reviewed by
January 2005 Reviewed and Approved by Charles McClellan