HIST 1420 - Latin American History: Mexico

Goals: To understand key events and dynamics in Mexico’s history.

Content: This course explores major themes in Mexican social and political history, focusing on the period since independence. Following an overview of colonial legacies, the course surveys significant developments in the nineteenth century. It then traces the momentous events of the world’s first social revolution of the twentieth century, which transformed Mexico during the years 1910 to 1920 and beyond. The changes wrought by the Revolution paved the way for the distinctive course Mexico has charted throughout the twentieth century, different from other Latin American countries in many respects.

Taught: Every other year

Credits: 4