Latin American Studies 100

The Casta Paintings

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The Casta Paintings highlighted the racial taxonomy, or rather the stereotypes that existed in the late 18th and early 19th century in the Spanish colonies. Dr Andrés Arce y Miranda, who were creole attorneys from Puebla, believed that the Casta Paintings only offered negative images of what was happening in the Americas at that time. These negative images were mainly due to societies views (Spaniards) on how races should be kept pure; and secondly that the racial mixtures that resulted, were thought of as “inferior” races. In many cases, the…read more

Sep.16
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Christopher Columbus & his expedition

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Christopher Columbus portrays himself throughout the Journal as an optimistic and ambitious man in seek of the Island of Samoet, where the “Indians” claim the gold is at. His whole journey sole-purpose relies on finding the gold and the Great Khan. However, he is misled throughout his whole journey due to the lack of knowledge about the tribe´s he comes across, the geography of the various locations he travels through, and the cultural barriers that exist between them; such as language and cultural beliefs. Columbus can also be interpreted as…read more

Sep.12
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Introduction

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Hey everyone, My name is Mackenzie Baxter. Im a second year UBC student & I am planning to major in Human Geography. I was born in Australia, and had the privilege to live in Peru for the majority of my life. I believe this course will be a very interesting one, as Latin America has experienced a great amount of ordeals, from the invasion of the spanish to its effects on the local people in a religious, cultural and ideological aspect. I hope to learn alot from this course, and improve my knowledge about…read more

Sep.11
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