History 206/354: Colonial Latin America, 1492-1810
Resources
- Syllabus
Exam Preparation
- Final Review Session (85 minutes)
- Final Study Guide
- Midterm Review Session (76 minutes)
- Midterm Study Guide
Assignments
- Paper #1 (Due Friday, October 3)
- Paper #2 (Due Wednesday, November 26)
Video Resources
- 11/24 (Thanksgiving Week) - The Haitian Revolution (snow day lecture from Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World course in Spring 2015)
Resources for Creative Paper Assignment (Paper #1)
- Introduction and Discussion of Sample Papers (pre-recorded video; this material was covered in class on Monday, September 15) [25 min]
- Elements of Writing (pre-recorded video; this material was covered in class on Friday, September 26) [28 min]
- Footnotes and Bibliography (pre-recorded video; introduced in class on Friday, September 26) [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 Reader
- Electronic Reader (not yet available -- it should be ready for download by the end of the first week of class)
Electronic Readings
- Machado de Assis - The Psychiatrist (Friday, November 21)
- Sample Paper Assignment (Friday, November 14)
- Couto - Shipwreck of the Great Ship Sao Thome (Friday, November 7)
- Lavanha - Shipwreck of the Great Ship Santo Alberto (Friday, November 7)
- Rediker - Under the Banner of King Death (Friday, November 7)
- Maza - Santa Rosa of Lima (Friday, October 31)
- Cruz - Letter to Sor Filotea (Friday, October 31)
- Flores - Life and Times of An Aristocratic Girl (Friday, October 31)
- Rosenmuller - Patrons, Partisans, and Palace Intrigues (Friday, October 24)
- Myrup - Power and Corruption (Friday, October 24)
- Vieira - Children of God's Fire (Friday, October 10)
- Vieira - Sermon on the First Sunday of Lent (Friday, October 10)
- Anonymous - The Fact Remains (Friday, October 10)
- Leon-Portilla - Broken Spears (Friday, September 26)
- Harner - Ecological Basis for Aztec Sacrifice (Friday, September 19)
- Ingham - Human Sacrifice at Tenochtitlan (Friday, September 19)
- Arens - Cannibals of the Imagination (Friday, September 19)
- Columbus - Explanatory Matter Relating to the Book of Prophecies (Friday, September 12)
- Todorov - Conquest of America (Friday, September 12)
- Watts - Science, Religion, and Columbus's Enterprise of the Indies (Friday, September 12)
- Columbus - Journal of the First Voyage (Monday, September 8)
- Asimov - Youth (Monday, September 8)
Lecture Terms and Outlines
- 08/27 - The Native Americans
- 08/29 - The Iberians
- 09/03 - Patterns and Precedents: Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds
- 09/05 - Discovering New Worlds: Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean
- 09/10 - Are They Not Men?: Bartolome de Las Casas and European Debates about Indigenous Societies
- 09/15 - Ancient Mesoamerica
- 09/17 - Aztec Society and Culture
- 09/22 - The Cosmic Struggle: Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl
- 09/24 - Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico
- 09/29 - The Inca and Pizzaro
- 10/01 - Patterns and Precedents of Conquest
- 10/03 - Voices from the Dust: Creatively Uncovering the Pre-Columbian Past
- 10/06 - A New World in the Tropics
- 10/08 - Sugar and Slavery in the South Atlantic
- 10/13 - Brazil's Golden Age
- 10/17 - Colonial Landscapes: City, Town, and Countryside
- 10/20 - Royal Government
- 10/22 - The Church in a Baroque World
- 10/29 - Race, Gender, and Class
- 11/03 - Economics and Trade in Global Context
- 11/05 - Pirates, Slaves, Merchants, and Kings: The End of Royal Control
- 11/10 - Empire Restored: The Bourbon Reforms
- 11/12 - Tupac Amaru and The Great Rebellion
- 11/17 - The Marquis of Pombal and Brazil, 1750-1777
- 11/19 - Tiradentes and Popular Unrest in Brazil
- 11/24 - The Haitian Revolution
- 12/01 - From Colony to Empire: Independence in Brazil
- 12/05 and 12/08 - Crisis of Legitimacy: Independence in the Hispanic World, Parts I and II
Additional Lecture Resources (To Help Students Get Caught Up on Missed Material)
The Native Americans
- Excerpt from Lockhart and Schwartz, Early Latin America (pp. 31-57)
The Iberians
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (pp. 23-32).
Patterns and Precedents: Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Western Civilization course
Columbus in the Mediterranean
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Western Civilization course
Are They Not Men?: Las Casas and European Debates about Indigenous Societies
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Western Civilization course
Various Lectures on Ancient Mesoamerica, the Aztecs, and the Conquest of Mexico
- Introductory Material to Help Students Navigate the Textbook 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 Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World Course that Discusses The Conquest of Mexico (begin at around 7 minutes in . . .)
The Inka and Pizarro
- Excerpt from Edwin Williamson, Penguin History of Latin America
Patterns and Precedents of Conquest
- Excerpt from John Kicza, Patterns in Early Spanish Overseas Expansion
Creatively Uncovering the Pre-Columbian Era
- Nova Television Program - Cracking the Maya Code
A New World in the Tropics
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World Course that Discusses Early Brazilian Colonization
Sugar and Slavery in the South Atlantic (Includes Material on Dutch Brazil)
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World Course that Discusses Brazilian Sugar Plantations and the Rise of African Slavery in Brazil
- Recorded Lecture from Dr. Myrup's Atlantic World Course that Discusses the History of Dutch Brazil
Golden Age of Brazil
- 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
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (colonial government)
- Erik Lars Myrup, Kings, Colonies, and Councilors (patronage in colonial government)
The Church in a Baroque World
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (the Church)
Race, Gender, and Class
- 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
- 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
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers the Same Material
Empire Restored: The Bourbon Reforms
- Excerpt from Burkholder and Johnson, Colonial Latin America (Bourbon Reforms)
- Excerpt from Stearns, World Civilizations (Bourbon Reforms)
Tupac Amaru II and the Great Rebellion
- 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
- 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
- Recorded Lecture from my Brazil Course that Covers the Same Material
The Haitian Revolution
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers the Haitian Revolution
From Colony to Empire: Independence in Brazil
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers Brazilian Independence
Crisis of Legitimacy and Independence in the Hispanic World, Parts I and II
- Recorded Lecture from my Atlantic World Course that Covers Indpendence in Spanish America