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From Encounter to Revolution: Notable Women of Colonial Latin America (1492-1822)

This class explores the early history of Latin America through the lives of extraordinary women, among them a chieftain-queen, a cross-dressing soldier-nun, the first poet of the Americas, and a seamstress spy who sparked revolution. We will study how these and other European, indigenous, African, and mixed-descent female leaders helped shape conquest, settlement, and early revolution in Latin America.
Course ID/# : 3047/SHIS2736
Fee: $69.00



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