History of Latin America Empires and Sequels 1450-1930 Book

	List of Illustrations
	Series Editor's Preface
	Preface
	Conventions Used
	Maps
Pt. I	Bases	1
1	Lands and Climates	3
2	American Peoples	20
3	Iberia	39
Pt. II	Approaches	57
4	Columbus and Others	59
5	Experiment in the Caribbean	71
6	Military Conquest	88
Pt. III	Domination	101
7	Administration: the Power of Paper	104
8	Church: Friars, Bishops, and the State	129
9	Society: Old Orders Changed	151
10	Economy: Ships and Silver	174
Pt. IV	Mature Colonies	207
11	The Seventeenth Century: a Slacker Grip	210
12	Eighteenth-century Spanish America: Reformed or Deformed?	254
Pt. V	Portugal in America	295
13	Colonial Brazil: Slaves, Sugar, and Gold	298
Pt. VI	Self-Discovery: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond	353
14	Independence	356
15	Adrift in Storms: Caudillos and Penury	385
16	Calmer Waters and a New Course: Oligarchs and Exports	409
17	Epilogue	457
	Glossary	463
	Notes	469
	Bibliography	493
	Index	513