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An overview of the history of the region from pre-Columbian times to the present, covering its cultural, political, and economic development. Learn about the origin of the term Latin America, the colonial legacy, the independence movements, and the contemporary challenges.
6 days ago · Learn about the history of Latin America, from the indigenous civilizations and the Spanish and Portuguese colonization to the wars of independence and the modern challenges. Explore the geography, culture, and diversity of the region and its countries.
6 days ago · Learn about the economic, political, and social changes in Latin America after World War II, including import substitution industrialization, military dictatorships, and regional integration. Explore the challenges and opportunities facing the region in the postwar era.
Learn about the history of Latin America, from colonization by Spain and Portugal to independence movements and modern challenges. Explore topics, timelines, videos and stories on HISTORY.com.
Latin America. Latin America, Countries of South America and North America (including Central America and the islands of the Caribbean Sea) south of the U.S.; the term is often restricted to countries where either Spanish or Portuguese is spoken. The colonial era in Latin America began in the 15th–16th centuries when explorers such as ...
View description. The Cambridge History of Latin America, the first large-scale authoritative survey of Latin American history from ca. 1500 to the present day, is a work of international collaborative scholarship. It aims to provide a high-level synthesis of existing knowledge in chapters written by leading scholars in their fields.
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The Cambridge History of Latin America is the first authoritative large-scale history of the whole of Latin America - Mexico and Central America, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean (and Haiti), Spanish South America and Brazil - from the first contacts between the native peoples of the Americas and Europeans in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries to the present day.
