LTX U2 Readings

Readings for Students

Latin American Independence Reading

Independence and the Enlightenment Jigsaw Factsheets on Countries in Latin America

 

Readings for Teachers

History Not Taught is History Forgot: Columbus' Legacy of Genocide

Textbook Excerpt

 

How Cruel were the Spanish

Journal Article from The OAH Magazine of History

 

The Dawn of Conscience in America: Spanish Experiments and Experiences with Indians in the New World

Journal Article from the American Philosophical Society

 

Aztecs and Male Dominance

Journal Article from the Journal of Women in Culture & Society

 

Bartolome de Las Casas and the Tradition of Medieval Law

Journal Article from American Society of Church History

 

The Decline of the Tainos 1492-1542_ A Re-Vision

From the Digital Commons at Western Oregon University

 

print of Columbus landing in america from library of congress