3 天之前 · History of Latin America - Independence, Revolutions, Nations: After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region since the conquest. The rapidity and timing of ...

A 17th-century map of the Americas. The term Latin America originated in the 1830s, primarily through Michel Chevalier, who proposed the region could ally with "Latin Europe" against other European cultures.It primarily refers to the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in the New World.. Before the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, the …

2025年1月27日 · History of Latin America - Independence, Revolutions, Nations: While Brazil maintained its territorial integrity after independence, the former Spanish America split into more than a dozen separate countries, following the administrative divisions of the colonial system. The difficulty for the inhabitants of these units was not, however, as simple as the demarcation of geographic boundaries.

2024年9月30日 · The colonization of Latin America had a devastating impact on indigenous populations, leading to significant population decline due to disease, violence, and exploitation. African slaves, brought to the Americas against their will, suffered under brutal conditions and played a crucial role in the economic development of colonial Latin America. ...

2025年1月26日 · History of Latin America, the history of the region (South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Romance language-speaking Caribbean islands) from the pre-Columbian period, including Spanish and Portuguese colonization, the 19th-century wars of independence, and developments to the end of the 20th century.

The Colonial Era, 1500–1808FIRST CONTACTSThe first European presence in what was initially called the Land of the True Cross (Terra da Vera Cruz) and later Brazil (in recognition of red dye-wood [pau brasil;cb) was the arrival in April 1500 of the fleet commanded by the Portuguese Pedro Alvares Cabral. After notifying the king, the fleet continued around Africa to India.

Latin America: The Colonial System By 1800 ... Latin American colonial governments were replicas of the mother countries’ governments, which were absolute monarchies. The highest ranking Conquistadors in the colonies were appointed as Viceroys, as in “vice-royalty.” Viceroys were like assistant or “vice” kings and had authority in ...

Although the overseas territories under the jurisdiction of the Spanish crown are now commonly called "colonies" the term was not used until the second half of 18th century. The process of Spanish settlement, now called "colonization" and the "colonial era" are terms contested by scholars of Latin America [2] [3] [4] and more generally. [5]

Latin America c. 1800–1900. Browse this content; A beginner’s guide. Independence from Spanish rule in South America; ... Latin American revolutionaries who speculated on whether independence was a realistic and viable alternative to colonial rule. The term “Latin America” originated in the nineteenth century, when Argentinean jurist ...

4 天之前 · Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 2nd ed. (2008) provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.