Colonial Latin AmericaColonial Latin America

Era of Conquest (1492-1570)Era of Conquest (1492-1570)

Consolidation (1570-1700)Consolidation (1570-1700)

Era of Reform (18Era of Reform (18thth century) century)

Era of Conquest Era of Conquest Let’s take a look back at the major Let’s take a look back at the major

world changes between 1492-1570world changes between 1492-1570

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Columbian ExchangeColumbian Exchange

Demographic (Population) Demographic (Population) ChangesChanges

Spanish AmericaSpanish America

Characterized by 3 things…Characterized by 3 things…

A Social Class system based A Social Class system based on race/occupationon race/occupation

A Powerful Roman Catholic A Powerful Roman Catholic ChurchChurch

Changes in the LandscapeChanges in the Landscape

MestizosMestizos

Mestizo and Mestiza, MestizoMestizo and Mestiza, Mestizo, c. 1770 , c. 1770

Spaniard and Mestiza Produce a CastizaSpaniard and Mestiza Produce a Castiza, c. 1770 , c. 1770

MulattoesMulattoes

Black and Spaniard Makes MulattoBlack and Spaniard Makes Mulatto, c. , c. 1780. 1780.

Miguel Miguel Cabrera Cabrera [Mexican], [Mexican], From From Spaniard Spaniard and and Mulatto, Mulatto, MoriscaMorisca, , 1763 1763

Native AmericansNative Americans

UnknowUnknown artist n artist [Mexica[Mexican], n], From From Indian Indian and and Mestiza, Mestiza, CoyoteCoyote, , c. 1760-c. 1760-7070

Black and Indian Makes WolfBlack and Indian Makes Wolf. .

SlavesSlaves

Diego Diego Rivera, Rivera, "Colonial "Colonial DominatioDomination" n"

Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church

Colonial EconomyColonial Economy

Sugar Sugar plantations/silver plantations/silver minesmines

Large rural Large rural estates estates (haciendas) (haciendas) replace replace encomiendasencomiendas

What’s Ahead…What’s Ahead…

Unfair social system will lead to Unfair social system will lead to revolts in the 18revolts in the 18thth century and 19 century and 19thth century against European rulecentury against European rule

Even though Latin American Even though Latin American countries will gain political countries will gain political independence, they will still be independence, they will still be economically dependent on Europeeconomically dependent on Europe