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dcox20 wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:30:09 +0000

Considering Jean-Francois and Biassou’s letter to the new group of commissioners, why was the Colonial Assembly not convinced by Jean-Francois and Biassou’s warning about the possibility of destabilizing relations […]

dcox20 commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:54:13 +0000

This was honestly an idea I was thinking about doing for this research paper because I think it’s so interesting. Using Victors and Vanquished sounds like a good idea. But maybe you could find an account by Cortez […]

dcox20 commented on the post, Revised Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:51:04 +0000

This sounds like a cool project Zachary. My one recommendation would be to narrow down your search. I think you focus on a specific part of Latin America because the question you’re asking is very broad. But […]

dcox20 commented on the post, Revised Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:47:47 +0000

Awesome idea Katrina. I would recommend looking for a book similar to Victors and Vanquished that focuses on Argentina. You could also check out the internet archive, which is something I used to primary source […]

dcox20 wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 04:11:23 +0000

Previously I was interested in trade connections between Aztec and Mayan society. However, my main focus has now changed to investigating the city of Tenochtitlan and how it became the center of commerce and an […]

dcox20 wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:14:19 +0000

I am interested in ancient trade networks within prehispanic Mesoamerica. A question I might want to investigate is: how did the interconnectedness or disconnectedness of trade affect relations between ancient […]

dcox20 wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:58:20 +0000

In today’s class, we focused primarily on Mesoamerica, the Aztecs, the Mayan people, and the question of gender in engraved stone tablets. For clarification, professor Holt explained how the Mayan empire peaked […]

dcox20 wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:46:51 +0000

Latin America is one of those areas of the world that I have encountered multiple times throughout my life, but have never understood well. As a history major, my focus has mainly been in areas across the […]