Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Introduction
The course will highlight the most important facts and processes along almost five centuries of history. The course will focus on the evolution of the main social and ethnic groups (indigenous and European) that inhabited Mexico. We will focus on the groups' participation during different periods of time and their relation with the Mestizos (Mixed populations) and the official Government until today. We will finish the course analyzing the ethnic participation in the Zapatist movement after 1994 and how the Mexican politics, economy and government have changed since then.

During this course students will discuss important periods of time that influenced Mexico's history. The course will be divided in to seven main topics:

1. Pre-hispanic cultures in Mexico
2. The Conquest of Mexico: 1519-1521
3. The Colonial Period: 1521-1821
4. The Independence of Mexico
5. Mexico during the 19th century
6. The Mexican Revolution
7. Contemporary Mexico