Introduction to Latin American History

Colonial Changes

José O Solá — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:02:38 +0000

I have posted new lecture information for this week lectures. Go to this link on the web page: Colonial Changes

Online Assignment-Slavery

José O Solá — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:12:23 +0000

A new online assignment is up. Please read carefully the instructions. This work is due Next Monday during class.

http://sola165.clevelandhistory.org/online-assignments/

Quiz One Questions

José O Solá — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:24:30 +0000

The following are samples of the question(s) for your quiz on Friday.

1. Explain three of the changes that occur to the lives of the native in the Americas after the Conquest and Early colonization.

2. Explain what were the main racial/ethnic categories of Colonial society in the Americas and how racial passing function.

3. Describe the Administrative organization of the Spanish American Colonies.

4. What were the four different methods used by the Spanish Colonists and Royal Administrators to acquire workers.

Colonial World

José O Solá — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:54 +0000

New materials for our lectures and discussions can be found in the page Lectures and questions.

Race in Colonial Latin America

José O Solá — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:48:30 +0000

Latin America’s human variety is endless. The region has been one of the world’s great meeting places of gene pools since Africans and Europeans joined indigenous Americans in the 1500s.
Find more about got to Race in Colonial Latin America

Haiti and Religion

José O Solá — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:53:40 +0000

During the course of the semester we will engage the role of religion, church officials, and the clergy played in Latin America. The tragedy in Haiti and the recent comments made by different members of the cloth as well media commentators, government officials and lay people can give us a interesting point of departure for our understanding of racial/ethnic relations/actions in the Americas. Please read the following article from the NY Times in which the writer discusses what is behind these comments and how the comments made a week ago are part of a larger tradition.

Specially I will like to think about a phrase I found in this article: “combining hellfire evangelism with neo-colonialist complacency, in which the Haitians are blamed not only for their sinfulness but also for the hubris of their political rebellion.”

What is the author trying to point to us? What is his argument about here?

Click this link to Article

Encounter and Conquest

José O Solá — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:18:48 +0000

In 1492 Columbus sailed west to find a closer route to the riches of the east. History has constructed this event in such a way that the impact of the so-called Discovery has been minimized and the accomplishments of Columbus have been elevated to cult status. However, when Columbus sailed west he brought with him decades of knowledge that Europeans had acquired from Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. The lectures for the next two days will deal with the myths that emerged about the “Discovery” and I in the process I will place the events o 1492 into a historical content in which we can begin to understand the impact of Columbus and those who follow him.

1st Survey

José O Solá — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:46:45 +0000

Our first survey is ready for you to take. Please visit the page, Online-Assignments, to take the survey. Remember this is key for the evaluation of this course online component.

If 80% students answer the surveys, each student in the class will earn 5 total points for his/her final grade.

Wed Lecture

José O Solá — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:10:45 +0000

The first day of class we will explore the syllabus, course web page, assignments and the current situation in Latin America.

Home

José O Solá — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:08:00 +0000

History 165, Latin American History Survey course, is now under development. During the following weeks I will be updating this course web/blog.

Office: Mather Mansion 306
Phone: 216-523-7189 or 687-3920
E-mail: j.sola@csuohio.edu
Office Hours: M, W, F 11-12 a.m. or by appointment
History Dept. Homepage: www.csuohio.edu/class/history