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1 online resource (274 pages) The colonization of Latin America and the Caribbean followed the European discovery of the Americas. As the first wave of Western colonialism, the majority of the nations of Latin America had already won their independence from Spain and Portugal before colonialism had fully taken root in other parts of the world. But colonialism lasted longer in the Caribbean and its legacy lingers in Latin America. Special attention is paid to colonial society, which bore little resemblance to the indigenous societies but was a major influence on Latin American societies. An indispensible resource for studen Print version record Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Spanish America; The Caribbean Phase; The City; Indians and Spaniards; A New Spanish Subculture; Conquest of the Mainland; Spanish Expeditions; Conquest of Venezuela; Conquest of Colombia; Conquest of Mexico; Conquest of Central America; Conquest of Peru; Unification of the Isthmus; Chapter Two; Spanish Colonial Society; Conquest Society; The Central-Area Encomienda; Artisans; Spanish Women; Africans; Indians Among Spaniards; Commerce; Mining; Institutional, Legal, and Intellectual

Author
Emily Sebastian; Amelie von Zumbusch
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing (a trademark of Encyclopedia Britannica, Incorporated) in association with the Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781508104391
Subjects
History, Humanities

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