Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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SPAN 6673M

History of Mexico

History of Mexico

THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN GUADALAJARA

This course analyzes the political and social history of Mexico from Pre-Columbian times to the present. We will focus on some of the major historical landmarks of the country's history, including the foundation of Tenochtitlan, the Conquest, the Borbon Laws, the Independence, the 19th-century invasions and wars, the Revolution, the 68 Tlatelolco movement, and the 2000 transition. (1 unit)

Required texts: Nueva Historia Mínima de México (El Colegio de México, 2007); Historia de México (edited by FCE-SEP).

Texts available in Mexico
Subject:
Spanish
Department:
Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
Division:
Language School
Requirements Fulfilled:
Civ Cul & Soc

Sections in Summer 2011, LS 7 Week Session

Summer 2011, LS 6 Week Session

SPAN6673MA-L11 Lecture (Sanchez Prado)