Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4C · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionThis course traces the history of the Mexican American people from the pre-Columbia era to the present. Topics covered include the indigenous origins of Mexican society, the Spanish colonial period, the Spanish and Mexican roots of the contemporary American Southwest, and the role played by Mexican Americans in the social, economic, political, and cultural development of the United States from the Mexican War (1846-1848) to the present. 