Words from the Curators

Web Resources for Research on Colonial Latin America

• Fordham University’s Internet History Sourcebook with information on Colonial Latin America, Conquest and Exploitation, and The Creation of Latin American Colonies
• European colonization of the Americas
• A paper by Anibal Quijano on Coloniality of  Power, Eurocentrism, and Latin America
• A chronology of colonization in Latin America from 1450 to 1800
• Maps of the Americas from 1400 to 1800
• The University of Pennsylvania’s online exhibition, Colonization & Prints in the Americas
• The John Carter Brown Library’s compilation of exhibitions related to Latin America
• An online copy of Abraham Ortelius’ atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum