LATAM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lake Texcoco, Guadiana, Hispaniola

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Alberto Guadiana
LATAM 101
1) The Parsely Massacre
a) Haiti & Dominican Republic troublesome neighbors
b) Black=more direct connection to slave past (no one wanted to be black)
c) “Dominicans are café con leche”
d) Rafael Trujillo (1891-1961)
i) Dictator/president from 1930- ‘38
ii) “Mulato”—African and European
iii) Nazi sympathizer
(i) Haitians blamed for island’s problems (larges immigrant population)
(ii) Many claimed they took all the jobs
(iii)If couldn’t pronounce perejil=dead
2) The Reconquista (1492)
a) Spain under Moorish Muslim control from 711-1492
b) Conquest carried out by ambitious raiders
c) Entrepreneurial venture for raiders
d) Violence justified in the name of Jesus Christ
3) Spain Moving West
a) Voyage of Columbus (1492)
i) Convinces Spanish crown to finance trip to Asia (expansion of trade routes)
ii) Land in Bahamas and island of Hispanola (Haiti&DR)
b) 1492 Spain, Portugal, and Church split territories
c) Violence and enslavement justified by the church
4) Major Players of the Conquest
a) Conquistadors
i) Most w/no military experience
ii) Seeking wealth and a return to spain
b) The Crown
i) Takes a big cut from the wealth
ii) Little control over actions in America’s
c) Catholic Church
i) Wanted to acquire souls
ii) Would support Spain if they were to read the “Requirement” before claiming land
5) Conquest of Mexico
a) Hernan Cortesconquer or die
b) Cortes & Tlaxcala first landed in Mexico
6) Aztlan of the Mexico
a) Mexican people wandered the desert for homeland
b) Conquered the “Valley of Mexico”
i) Saw eagle perched on cactus, eating serpent
c) Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)built in middle of lake Texcoco
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