A History of Colonial Latin America from First Encounters to Independence

ISBN-13: 9780367425074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 146 str.

Susan Elizabeth Ram?rez

Opis

A History of Colonial Latin America from First Encounters to Independence is a concise and accessible volume that presents the history of the Iberian presence in the Americas, from the era of exploration and conquest to the disruption and instability following independence.

Spis treści

Part I: The Encounter  1. 1492 – The Enterprise of the Indies  2. Encounters of a New Kind: Cortes’ Triumphs over the Mexica or Aztecs  3. Pizarro and the Inca Atahualpa in Cajamarca and Its Aftermath  Part II: The Hapsburg Centuries  4. The Construction of Power  5. The Economic Bases of Colonialism  6. The Contours of Colonial Society  Part III: The Consequences of Top-Down Change  7. The Bourbon Era  8. Independence  Part IX: Portuguese America  9. Brazil  Part X: Documents

O autorze

Susan Elizabeth Ramírez holds the Neville G. Penrose Endowed Chair of History and Latin American Studies at Texas Christian University, USA. Her research focuses on land tenure and Indigenous peoples during the colonial era.