What does the term “hegemony” mean in the study of colonial Latin America? Discuss it in relation to the caste system.

1. How were Spanish America and Brazil organized in economic
terms? Can you compare the parts played by silver in Spanish America and sugar
in Brazil?
2. How did the Iberian colonizers hold sway over sprawling
American territories?
3. What does the term “hegemony” mean in the study of colonial Latin America? Discuss it in relation to the caste system.
4. Why is
transculturation an important concept in Latin American history?
5. Can you differentiate the core areas of colonization from the fringe areas? How did
they contrast?

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