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The Spanish Empire: Debates on Colonization and Rights in Latin America
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: early Jan 2028 - late Apr 2028
The Spanish Empire: Debates on Colonization and Rights in Latin America
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Pompeu Fabra University
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Humanities
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course examines Spain's initial colonization of Latin America from the late fifteenth through the sixteenth centuries. Drawing on historiographical, scholastic, and legal sources, students will analyze contemporary debates over conquest, evangelization, slavery, and 'natural' rights, especially regarding indigenous peoples and black Africans, and assess their enduring influence on modern law, politics, and human rights discourse.