Chapter 2. The Colonial Foundations

Map of the Americas (1562) by Diego Gutiérrez

  1. Timeline for Colonial Latin America, 1492-1824
  2. Late Colonial Latin America Profiles and Personalities:
    1. Toussaint L’Ouverture
    2. Simón Bolívar
    3. Francisco Santander
    4. José de San Martin
  3. Moments and Events in Late Colonial Latin America:
    1. Essay #1: “Analysis of Address of Bolívar at the Congress of Angostura, 1819,” by Anthony White and Miguel Pimentel
    2. Essay #2: “Analysis of Arthur Syzk, Bolívar and Sucre at Junin, oil on canvas (1950),” by Michael Acevedo
  4. Travels in Colonial Latin America:
    1. Travelogue #1: R. H. Bonnycastle. Spanish America; A Descriptive, Historical, and Geographic Account of the Dominions of Spain in the Western Hemisphere (1818)
    2. Travelogue #2: Pedro de Cieza de León. The Seventeen Years Travels of Peter de Cieza, Through the Mighty Kingdom of Peru and the Large Provinces of Cartagena and Popayan (1709)
  5. Primary Documents:
    1. Document #1: “Letter from Jamaica,” Simón Bolívar (1815)
    2. Document #2: “Address at the Congress of Angostura,” Simón Bolívar (1819)
  6. Discussion Questions
  7. Further Reading