ART 1001 Lecture : 1001 Lecture 2
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29 august 2013- latin american cultures what is latin america: geography: mainland central and south america, sometimes also islands connected by caribbean sea, linguistics: romance language spoken (from latin): spanish, also. Portuguese and french: culture: shared impact of european expansion and slavery- interactions and interconnections even before. Linguistcs: a few major languages spoken in l. a. and carib: spanish, french, Portuguese, dutch, kreyol, papiamentu, quechua, aymara: approx. number of languages: 700, linguistics division: important in academia and in everyday life (l. a. focus on spanish- spanish carib, french carib, english carib) Similarities between l. a. and caribbean: european colonization, slavery, metropolitan focus. Differences: indigenous populations, east asian immigration, different histories, academic division, language, geopolitics. Aztecs and take control of tenochtitlan: 1527: pizarro lands in peru, takes control of incan empire, columbus" voyages and the spanish in the caribbean, 1: 1492-1493: bahamas, cuba, hispaniola, 2: 1493-1494: dominica, hispaniola, guadeloupe, antigua, pr,
