Colonial Latin America Map
A documentary history is a sourcebook of primary texts and images intended for students and teachers as well as for scholars and general readers.
Colonial latin america map. There are six things you need to know about the colonial era. First and second french colonial empires. Light blue ist empire dark blue iid empire the nouvelle france in the 17 and 18 th centuries northern america in the 18th century french settlements in india 17 18th centuries french india 1741 1754 french western africa french equatorial africa part of the french indochina cambodia and laos french somaliland in 1908 partition of togo after world war one. Travels in colonial latin america.
Travels in mexico travels and adventures william carpenter 1851 a mexican journey e h. Latin america has seen wars dictators famines economic booms foreign interventions and a whole assortment of varied calamities over the years. Maps to illustrate campaigns in the south during the revolutionary war. The demographic makeup of colonial latin america became more complex when as the native population declined the portuguese spanish and the french in haiti turned to africa for labor as did the british in north america.
The route of desoto 1500 s. New england colonies 1700s a map showing government in the new england colonies. Even so the colonial period 1492 1810 stands out as being the era that did the most to shape what latin america is today. The history of south america is the study of the past particularly the written record oral histories and traditions passed down from generation to generation on the continent of south america.
Each and every period of its history is crucial in some way to understanding the present day character of the land. Moments and events in mexico. Although guyana and suriname are firmly on mainland south america they are often excluded from the latin america designation because the cultures in those two countries is less influenced by latin countries. South america has a history that has a wide range of human cultures and forms of civilization.
The tricontinental heritage that characterizes latin america then is shared by the united states but even a casual examination reveals that the outcome of the complex interaction of different peoples has varied. Morocco in 1912 divided between france and spain germany. Contemporary political map of south america. Map of colonial latin america 18 th century new spain.
The norte chico civilization in peru is the oldest civilization in the americas and one of the first six independent civilizations in the world. Eugenics in nation building. There are 23 countries that are considered to be part of latin america. The taming of a revolution.
The united states at the close of the revolution 1783 a map showing the territory of the united states at the close of the revolution. Brazil and mexico dominate the map because of their large size and they dominate culturally as well because of their large populations and political influence in the region. This text is designed to encourage a detailed exploration of the cultural development of colonial latin america through a wide variety of documents and visual materials. Beginning with the 1492 arrival of christopher columbus in the caribbean and continuing control of vast territory for over three centuries the spanish empire would expand across the caribbean islands half of south america most of central america and much of north america including present day mexico florida and the southwestern and pacific coastal regions of the united states.
It is estimated that during the colonial period 1492 1832 a total of 1 86 million spaniards settled in. The book centers upon people people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492. The lower classes and revolution. Mexican heads of state.
New sweden 1623 a map showing the planting of new sweden and its conquest by the dutch. German colonial empire before. Countries map quiz game. While miscegenation among the three races certainly.