Mexico Before It Was Mexico: Colonialism in Latin America

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Focuses on the rupture, growth, and emergence of old and new societies in Mexico and the broader region of Latin America. Explores the encounters between the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and Europeans, Africans, and Asians, which resulted in the creation of entirely new identities and communities. Studies the social, economic, and political ambitions of elites, but primarily focuses on the experiences of commoners by analyzing primary sources, including personal letters, marriage petitions, and images produced by people living in colonial Latin America.