History 231 Modern Latin American History   Tags: caribbean, hist 231, latin america, latin american history  

This Guide is for the course Modern Latin American History (HIST 231).  It explores the geography and history of those countries colonized by Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century, which still preserve the influence of Iberian political and social principles today. It also examines the subsequent political, social, and economic development of Latin America, the complicated relationships between individual countries in this region, and the increasing relationships between the region as a whole and the rest of the world. 

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