HIST 365: Conquest and Colonization in Latin America

HIST 365-001: Conquest and Colonization in Latin America
(Spring 2026)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW

Horizon Hall 1011

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Section Information for Spring 2026

This course examines the forms of conquest and colonization practiced in Mesoamerica and the Andes by the Aztec, Inca, and Spanish empires from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries. We will examine the relationships between conquerors and conquered; the forms of adaptation, resistance, and domination encoded in these relationships; and the legacy of these historical processes in the modern world.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines forms of conquest and colonization practiced by Aztec, Inca, Spanish, and Portuguese in what is now Latin America. Includes role of ideology and religion in imperial rule, use of warfare to create empires and colonies, and implementation of political and economic systems to rule subject people. Offered by History & Art History. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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