The caste system in CSA.
Write about The caste system in CSA on the history of colonial Latin America) that allows you to engage in historical research and trace change over time in a 5-page analytical research historical essay.
This is colonial Latin America so the topic you choose should take place any time between 1492 and 1825, that is, between the encounter, conquest, colonization and the wars of independence that led to the end of the Spanish Colonial Empire in the Americas.
The proposal should be one-two pages long and should include:
1. a brief paragraph (200-250 words) describing the subject and its importance,
a. it must include your thesis statement
2. 3 to 5 researchable questions in essay (paragraph) form.
Sample Solution
Beginning in 1492, conquistadors from the Iberian Peninsula arrived in Latin America. They encountered the indigenous peoples who had been living on the land for centuries and deemed them barbaric and uncivilized and themselves as superior and god-like. They then colonized the region, forcing al to convert to Catholicism, taking control of the land and generally exploiting the people and the region. The Spanish and Portuguese forced indigenous peoples to acculturate to their own beliefs, they taught them Spanish, implemented the laws that were present and made Catholicism the ultimate belief system. Over time, they passed laws creating a social hierarchy to maintain power known as the Casta System. This system ensured European superiority in all sections of life.
