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This course focuses on one of the great cultural clashes of history, namely that which occurred in Sixteenth-Century America upon the arrival of the Spaniards. We will carry out the study of this complex period primarily by reading parts of the considerable documentation left by historians of the time. Students will read from authors such as Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Bernardino de Sahagún, and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Since the major component of this course requires dealing with the original sixteenth-century Spanish, students should be sure they possess a high level of competence in reading Spanish before registering for the module.