History Resources
General
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de
Cervantes - Historia - The history section of the Miguel de Cervantes
digital library. Includes features on Hispano-american constitutions and the
expulsion of the Jesuits from the colonies. Directed by Dr. Cayetano Mas Galvany,
profesor del Departamento de Historia Medieval y Moderna de la Universidad de
Alicante. In Spanish.
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American Memory - Multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound,
moving pictures, and text from the Library of Congress' Americana collections.
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H-LatAm - "International forum for the scholarly discussion of Latin American History."
Colonial Latin America
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Vistas: Visual Culture in
Spanish America, 1520-1820 - "A
critical selection of color images, primary sources, and interpretive essays on
colonial history and culture." Includes an image gallery of paintings,
sculpture, architecture, and other artifacts. Directed by professors at Smith
College and Fordham University. Available in English or
Spanish.
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1492:
An Ongoing Voyage - An exhibit that gives
social and historical background information about Columbus' voyage to
the New World, from the Library of Congress. English.
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Conquistadors -
This site follows the paths of sixteenth-century conquistadors Hernán
Cortés in Aztecan Mexico, Francisco Pizarro in the Incan Empire
of South America, Cabeza de Vaca in Texas, and Francisco de Orellana on
the Amazon River.
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Letters of Philip II, King
of Spain, 1592 - 1597, "A large and important collection of letters
and other documents, almost all signed by the King, mainly to Diego de
Orellana de Chaves, Corregidor of the Four Towns of the Sea on Spain's
North Coast, on the naval war against England and France, etc. [Origin
of letters:] Spain (chiefly the various residences of the Court; Santander,
Laredo, etc.), various dates from 20 November 1591 to 10 July 1597."
Andean Region
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Electronic version of Guanam Poma's El primer
Nueva corónica y buen gobierno digitized by the Royal Library
of Denmark available here.
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Quipu. Reference portal focused
on Web-based resources to support research in Andean archaeology.
Central America
Argentina
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"She Died Just
in Time" A broadcast of the BBC program about Argentina's Eva Perón.
Contains an archive about Evita and new interviews conducted in Argentina.
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Nunca Más (Never Again) Report of Conadep (National Commission on the
Disappearance of Persons), 1984. A complete report on "Los Desaparecidos"
of Argentina's Guerra Sucia, including victim's testimonies, official documents,
reports and verdicts, a list of detention centers, and a bibliography. Available
in English or Spanish.
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Comisión Israeli por los Desaparecidos
Judíos en Argentina - Site dedicated to the people of Jewish descent who disappeared or were tortured or killed during
Argentina's Guerra Sucia. Includes intervies, testimonies and bibliographies. Mostly in Spanish, some sections only available in
Hebrew.
Mexico
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Mexico History Directory.
Texts about the 5 de mayo, Mexican Constitutions, the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo and other items of general interest.
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Ancient Mexico - "The art, culture,
and history of ancient mesoamerica." Also includes Chile and
Peru.
Panama
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