Prepare a report that describes the following:
When and where was the Spanish empire created in the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and mainland North, Central, and South America?
How has the process of the Spanish conquest been presented historically since the early 16th century? Provide some examples.
What were the main political and economic institutions of this empire, and how did they develop and change over time, from the 15th to the 19th centuries?
How did colonial society evolve in the main viceroyalties of Spanish American, from the early 16th century in the Caribbean to the centers of Spanish power in Mexico and Peru?
How does the art created in the colonies represent aspects of colonial society?
What was different about the political, economic, and social institutions of the regions known as the borderlands in North and South America?
Required Sources
Guillermo Cespedes, Latin America: The Early Years. (Posted in Canvas)
Henry Kamen, Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492 – 1763. (Posted in Canvas)
Charles Mann, 1493: Discovering the New World Columbus Created
Donna Pierce, Companion to Spanish Colonial Art.
Matthew Restall, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. (Posted in Canvas)
Colonial Biographies. Select three (3) biographies from New Spain or Peru.