everything.study
LACIS 243

COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA: INVASION TO INDEPENDENCE

3-4 credits.

An introductory survey of colonial Latin American history, from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. Examines developments in Spanish and Portuguese America by reading both secondary and primary sources. Beginning with fifteenth-century Europe, the Americas and West Africa, discusses European expansion and invasion, first contacts between the so-called Old and the so-called New Worlds, as well as the role of religion, sexuality, gender, labor and production, trade and exchange, and politics. Each week, a central question will address the topic for that week. Become familiar with and contextualize key processes and events in colonial Latin American history and learn about the nature of colonization. Identify and evaluate historical arguments. Practice interpreting primary sources and building historical arguments about them.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the contours of Latin American history in the period between invasion and independence Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply and use key concepts relevant to colonial Latin American history, such as colonialism, genocide, corporate society, transatlantic slave trade, independence movements Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read for a dedicated purpose across different genres and forms of writing Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply historical reasoning to understand both the epistemology of early modern people and the origins of present-day issues Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate effectively through presentations, discussion, and written work Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the contours of Latin American history in the period between invasion and independence Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply and use key concepts relevant to colonial Latin American history, such as colonialism, genocide, corporate society, transatlantic slave trade, independence movements Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read for a dedicated purpose across different genres and forms of writing Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply historical reasoning to understand both the epistemology of early modern people and the origins of present-day issues Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate effectively through presentations, discussion, and written work Audience: Undergraduate

Sources
Catalogue variants