The Legacy of Colonialism in Latin America and the Caribbean
1. Especially in the context of the USA-for you, why is it important to study Latin America and the Caribbean. Include both your opinion and some of the reasons provided in our first intro reading.
2. In “Colonial Foundations,” SSG discuss the painful history of Latin America and the Caribbean’s trajectory from the highly organized pre-Columbian order of Mesoamerican civilizations to the exploitative and genocidal reality brought about by the invasion, conquest and colonization perpetrated by European expansion:
3. Describe the most important and devastating effects of European intervention in what is today LAM/Caribbean, and what specific elements allowed a 19 yr. old officer with a handful of men to subdue the head of an empire and a center of government. Comment on the varied roles of the Catholic church;