SPAN 308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US
Description
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztl?n, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences. Taught in English with Spanish readings for Spanish majors.
This online course provided me with a very detailed picture of Mexican-American history, a history I was aware of but always wanted to learn more about. Living in California, I always felt obligated to better understand the local history, the history of the name, this history of its Spanish-named cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, etc.) but never took the time to learn about it. This course provided me with the history I had interest in, from early pre-colonial Mesoamerica to the development of a post-Mexican-American War Mexico as a sovereign nation-state.
The text for the course paints an accurate picture of the processes and history behind the development of the modern Mexican-American. After North American was divided up by the European powers and the majority of the native inhabitants decimated by disease and the conquest of explorers, we observe the industrial revolution enable mass takeover and settlement of North and Central America by European inhabitants. We learned how the shapes of modern nations took place and how the Mexican government has been, for the most part, unstable since Mexican Independence. This course gave me great insight into Mexican history and culture.
Description
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztl?n, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences. Taught in English with Spanish readings for Spanish majors.
This online course provided me with a very detailed picture of Mexican-American history, a history I was aware of but always wanted to learn more about. Living in California, I always felt obligated to better understand the local history, the history of the name, this history of its Spanish-named cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, etc.) but never took the time to learn about it. This course provided me with the history I had interest in, from early pre-colonial Mesoamerica to the development of a post-Mexican-American War Mexico as a sovereign nation-state.
The text for the course paints an accurate picture of the processes and history behind the development of the modern Mexican-American. After North American was divided up by the European powers and the majority of the native inhabitants decimated by disease and the conquest of explorers, we observe the industrial revolution enable mass takeover and settlement of North and Central America by European inhabitants. We learned how the shapes of modern nations took place and how the Mexican government has been, for the most part, unstable since Mexican Independence. This course gave me great insight into Mexican history and culture.
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