Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6DescriptionThis course surveys the history of Latin America during the National Period (from independence to the present), considering the legacies of conquest and 300 years of Spanish colonialism. Latin American political, economic, social and cultural development from the 19th to 21st centuries is examined using specific countries and regions as case studies. How geography, the encounter between pre-Columbian cultures and Spanish/Portuguese colonialism, the introduction of African slavery, and the movements for independence shaped Latin America and its inhabitants is also explored.Usually HeldMon Wed 9:35am–11:00am 