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LATAM 300 - Spanish Conquest in North and South America: 1492-1600


3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
Starting with Columbus, the Spanish left an extensive literature of eyewitness accounts of exploration and conquest in North and South America. By examining these accounts in detail, students get a better grasp of the nature of indigenous cultures at contact and a more complete understanding of how the conquest and destruction of native peoples came about.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures

020810:1