History 206/354: Colonial Latin America, 1492-1810
Resources
- Syllabus
Exam Preparation
- Final Review Session (85 minutes)
- Final Study Guide (complete)
- Midterm Review Session (76 minutes)
- Midterm Study Guide
Video Resources
- 11/25 (Thanksgiving Week) - The Haitian Revolution (snow day lecture from Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World course in Spring 2015)
- 10/30 - Recording of Zoom Session (Race, Gender, and Class)
Assignments
- Paper #1 (Due Friday, October 4)
- Paper #2 (Due Wednesday, November 27)
Resources for Creative Paper Assignment (Paper #1)
- Introduction and Discussion of Sample Papers (pre-recorded video; this material was covered in class on Friday, September 13 and Monday, September 16) [25 min]
- Elements of Writing (pre-recorded video; this material was covered in class on Friday, September 27) [28 min]
- Footnotes and Bibliography (pre-recorded video; introduced in class on Friday, September 27) [13 min]
- Instructions for Footnotes and Bibliography (pdf)
- Sample Creative Paper with Footnotes (pdf)
- Sample Bibliography (pdf)
- Columbus - Journal of the First Voyage (unabridged)
- Columbus - Letter to Santangel
Electronic Readings
- Machado de Assis - The Psychiatrist (Friday, November 22)
- Sample Paper Assignment (Friday, November 15)
- Flores - Life and Times of an Aristocratic Girl (Friday, November 1)
Lecture Terms and Outlines
- 09/04 - Patterns and Precedents: Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds
- 09/06 - Discovering New Worlds: Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean
- 09/11 - Are They Not Men?: Bartolome de Las Casas and European Debates about Indigenous Societies
- 09/16 - Ancient Mesoamerica
- 09/18 - Aztec Society and Culture
- 09/23 - The Cosmic Struggle: Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl
- 09/25 - Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico
- 09/30 - The Inca and Pizzaro
- 10/02 - Patterns and Precedents of Conquest
- 10/04 - Voices from the Dust: Creatively Uncovering the Pre-Columbian Past
- 10/07 - A New World in the Tropics
- 10/09 - Sugar and Slavery in the South Atlantic
- 10/14 - Brazil's Golden Age
- 10/16 - Colonial Landscapes: City, Town, and Countryside
- 10/21 - Royal Government
- 10/23 - The Church in a Baroque World
- 10/30 - Race, Gender, and Class
- 11/04 - Economics and Trade in Global Context
- 11/06 - Pirates, Slaves, Merchants, and Kings: The End of Royal Control
- 11/11 - Empire Restored: The Bourbon Reforms
- 11/13 - Tupac Amaru and The Great Rebellion
- 11/18 - The Marquis of Pombal and Brazil, 1750-1777
- 11/20 - Tiradentes and Popular Unrest in Brazil
- 11/25 - The Haitian Revolution
- 12/02 - From Colony to Empire: Independence in Brazil
- 12/06 and 12/09 - Crisis of Legitimacy: Independence in the Hispanic World, Parts I and II
Outline of Lecture Material (To Help Students Get Caught Up on Any Missed Lectures)
The Native Americans
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Lockhart and Schwartz, Early Latin America (pp. 31-57)
The Iberians
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (pp. 23-32).
Patterns and Precedents: Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds
- Recorded Lecture from my Western Civilization course (start from the beginning . . . and please note that it includes the vocabulary terms)
Columbus in the Mediterranean
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Western Civilization course (start from the beginning . . . and please note that it includes the vocabulary terms)
Are They Not Men?: Las Casas and European Debates about Indigenous Societies
- Recorded Lecture from my Western Civilization course (start from the beginning . . . and please note that it includes the vocabulary terms)
Various Lectures on Ancient Mesoamerica, the Aztecs, and the Conquest of Mexico
- Vocabulary Terms and Introductory Material to Help Students Navigate the Excerpts and Other Links Included Here
- Introduction to Miguel Leon-Portilla, Broken Spears
- Excerpts from Michael Coe, Mexico
- Excerpts from Richard Townsend, The Aztecs.
- Nahuatl Pronunciation and Counting Hand-out (by Michael Coe)
- Fun Stuff: Scene from Star Wars filmed at the Maya Ruins of Tikal
- Fun Stuff: Horrible Histories - Aztec Master Chef
- Fun Stuff: Horrible Histories - Aztec Punishments
- Fun Stuff: Horrible Histories - Aztec Whodunnit-O
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Discusses The Conquest of Mexico (skip to around 7 minutes in . . .)
The Inka and Pizarro
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Edwin Williamson, Penguin History of Latin America
Patterns and Precedents of Conquest
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from John Kicza, Patterns in Early Spanish Overseas Expansion
Creatively Uncovering the Pre-Columbian Era
- Vocabulary Terms
- Nova Television Program - Cracking the Maya Code
A New World in the Tropics
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Discusses Early Brazilian Colonization (Please note that it includes the vocabulary terms)
Sugar and Slavery in the South Atlantic (Includes Material on Dutch Brazil)
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Discusses Brazilian Sugar Plantations and the Rise of African Slavery in Brazil
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Discusses the History of Dutch Brazil
Golden Age of Brazil
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpts from C.R. Boxer, The Golden Age of Brazil
- Excerpt from C.R. Boxer, Brazilian Gold and British Traders
Colonial Landscapes: City, Town, and Countryside
- On this day we went over the midterm exam after which Dr. Myrup introduced the second half of the course
Royal Government
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (colonial government)
- Erik Lars Myrup, Kings, Colonies, and Councilors (patronage in colonial government)
Discussion - Patronage, Politics, and the Art of Writing History
- Please login to Canvas and follow the instructions to make up Quiz #6
The Church in a Baroque World
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (the Church)
Race, Gender, and Class
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers Race during the Colonial Era
- Recorded Lecture from my Brazil Course that Covers Gender during the Colonial Era
Economics and Trade in a Global Context
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (trade and commerce)
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (Columbian exchange)
- Excerpt from Stearns, World Civilizations (Spanish American silver)
Pirates, Slaves, Merchants, and Kings: The End of Royal Control
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers the Same Material
Empire Restored: The Bourbon Reforms
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (Bourbon Reforms)
- Excerpt from Stearns, World Civilizations (Bourbon Reforms)
Tupac Amaru II and the Great Rebellion
- Vocabulary Terms
- Excerpt from Stearns, World Civilizations (Reforms, Reactions, and Revolts)
- Philip Means, The Rebellion of Tupac-Amaru II, 1780-1781 (Tupac Amaru II and the Great Rebellion)
Marquis of Pombal and Brazil, 1750-1777
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Brazil Course that Covers Some of the Same Material
- Excerpt from Stearns, World Civilizations (Pombal and Brazil)
- Excerpt from Leslie Bethell, ed., Colonial Brazil (Imperial Reorganization, 1750-1808)
Tiradentes and Popular Unrest in Brazil
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Brazil Course that Covers the Same Material
The Haitian Revolution
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers the Haitian Revolution
From Colony to Empire: Independence in Brazil
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers Brazilian Independence
Crisis of Legitimacy and Independence in the Hispanic World, Parts I and II
- Vocabulary Terms
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers Indpendence in Spanish America