LINKS
Latin American History

Essential Finding Aids and Search Engines

LA Press Links to Major US and Latin American Newspapers that cover current events in the region.
** HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) Search Page This is the most important tool for finding scholarly books and articles on the region.
** Carl/ Uncover Database of Scholarly Articles Published Since 1988
 Britannica Search Engine Generally turns up fewer, but more academically sound sites than more generic search engines. Britannica editors actually review the sites for content.
HotBot Search Engine Rated Number One by ZDNet Editors
Google Search Engine
Dog Pile Search Engine


Additional Finding Aids and Online Links

Internet Search Tools (Library of Congress . . . offers a number of ways to search for historical information.
Political Database of the Americas Wide-ranging information on the political process, parties, constitutions, and more
** Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) Extensive links and information from the University of Texas at Austin
Latin American Map Study and Quiz
Latin America Periodicals Guide: U. Miami, Florida
Gateway to Basic Info on Many Latin American Countries
Latin American Database: Current News
Online Latin American History Text: Univ. of Michigan
Wide Range of Latin American Links: Univ. of Michigan
Rey L. Pratt Center for Latin American Studies: BYU
Latin American Studies Resources: Columbia University
Latin American Studies Association
** H-LatAm Discussion Group You can do keyword searches of these online discussion threads.
Links to Latin American History: A Student Guide
Latin America: Univ of Florida Links

Links to Latin American History


Indegineous Societies
  • Teotihuacan Excavations Home Page
  • Mesoamerican Archaeology
  • Templo Mayor Home Page
  • Maya, Aztec, Inca Center
  • Mayan Adventure: Science Museum of Minnesota
  • The Maya
  • World of Mayan Culture
  • Machu Picchu Library/ Inca Empire
  • Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica: Extensive Links

    • Encounter and Conquest
  • Columbus and the Age of Exploration
  • Age of Discovery and Exploration
  • Columbus and the Age of Discovery
  • Columbus and the Wide World Web
  • Christopher Columbus's Voyage On The Web
  • Columbus, History & Myth
  • First Letter of Columbus, 1494: Primary Source
  • Examining the reputation of Christopher Columbus by Jack Weatherford
  • Christopher Columbus/Stereotypes
  • Goodbye Columbus! from the American Indian Movement
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Columbus's Voyages
  • The Columbus Navigation Page
  • 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
  • Christopher Columbus: Extracts from His Journal
  • Additional Links to Columbus Sites 
    Frontier Exploration, Conquest, Conflict
  • Cabeza de Vaca Primary Source
  • Cortés and Mexico: Primary Source
  • Coronado: Primary Source 1
  • Coronado: Primary Source 2
  • Sahagun's version of the Mexican Conquest includes indigenous perspectives
  • Spanish Report of the Pueblo Revolt - 1680
  • Old Maps and Explorations Exploring the New World
  • Texas Frontier of New Spain, 1700-1821 
    • Colonial Era, 1492-1810
  • Chronology of Colonial Spanish America
  • Colonial History, Society, Culture
  • A Devotional (non-academic) site on Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Brief Summary of Colonial Brazilian History
  • Colonial Lima Society described by Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, A Voyage to South America (1748)
  • Blackbeard's Ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, found off Beaufort?
  • Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
  • Sor Juana, including brief biography and translated poems
  • Illustrations of Colonial Architecture/ Historical Sites

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    Independence Era, 1810-1826
  •  Time Line of Latin American History, 1800-1998
  • Bolivar and Venezuelan Independence
  • Francisco Miranda Venezuela's Precursor to Independence
  • Gauchos and Social Life in Argentina
  •   Hildago's Call for Mexican Independence - Grito de Dolores

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    The Nineteenth Century: Nation Formation

    Nineteenth Century Mexico

    Spanish-Cuban-American War

    http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/
    http://www.spanam.simplenet.com/


    Latin American Revolutions, 20th Century
  • Internet Resources on Latin American Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements
  • Marc Becker's Links to Revolutions and Other Topics 
    Mexican Revolution
  • Documents and Photos of the Mexican Revolution
  • Women and the Mexican Revolution
  • Political Causes of the Mexican Revolution
  • Mexican Constitution of 1917
  • Glenn Welker's Biography of Emiliano Zapata Also contains information from the EZLN
  • Brief Biography of Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary
  • Emiliano Zapata's "Plan of Ayala"
  • More on the Mexican Revolution, with Timelines and Photos
  • Brief Biographys of Many Leaders of the Mexican Revolution
  •      Ricardo Flores Magón
  •     Emiliano Zapata 1909-1919
  •     Zapata's Plan de Ayala
  •     Biography of Francisco I. Madero
  •     Pancho Villa
  •     Emiliano Zapata - Plan de Ayala
  •     VICTORIANO HUERTA
  •     MEXICO 1910 --A Graphic Magazine
  •     Why did Villa attack the United States???
  •     Pancho Villa
  •     1917 Constitution of Mexico
  •     Corridos, Photos and "Planes" of the Revolution
  • Lázaro Cárdenas - Expropiación de las compañías petroleras

  • The Mexican Revolution Renewed: Chiapas, 1992--
  • ¡YA BASTA! -- the EZLN Page Zapatista Resistance in Chiapas, Mexico
  • 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance
  • The Chiapas Rebellion
  • President Salinas and the Zapatista Rebellion0
  • Introduction to Mexico and the Zapatistas
  • The Struggles of Civil Society in Mexico: Zapatistas
    Revolution in Bolivia, MNR (Movimiento National Revolutionario), 1952-1964
  • The rise of new political groups in Bolivia
  • Prelude to Revolution: The "Sexenio," 1946-52 [Six Years]
  • The Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-64
  • The Unfinished Revolution
  • The Destruction and Reconstruction of the Bolivian Armed Forces, 1952-66 
    Cuban Revolution, 1959-
  • The Cuban Revolution of 1959 Biographies, Timeline, Documents, very complete
  • "HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME:" Speech by Fidel Castro Ruz
  • Chronology of Cuban Affairs, 1958-1998
  • Background to The Cuban Revolution, 1898-1959
  • History of Cuba
  • Fidel Castro
  • Cuban Revolution
  • See also US-Latin American Relations Check under Cold War: Cuban Missle Crisis 
    Che Guevera (in Cuba and in Bolivia)
  • Brief Biography of Guevara, Argentine Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader
  • Che Guevra's Writings, Selections Includes "Socialism and Man in Cuba," "Guerrilla Warfare: A Method," "Message to the Tricontinental," "Camilo," "The United Nations Speech, Dec. 11, 1964," "Che's Letter to Fidel"
  • Guevara Site with Archive: biography, speeches, writings
  • Biographical Notes on Che Guevara
  • Che Guevara Information Archive
  • Site dedicted to "El Comandante" Che Guevara
  • Yet Another Che is Great Site, with links
  • Bones of Cuban activist 'Che' Guevara to get hero's burial, 11 Oct 1997 
    Revolution in Nicaragua, Sandinistas, FSLN (1979-90)
  • The Sandinista Revolution
  • Sandinistas in Power and at War with the US, 1979-90
  • The Sandinista Era, 1979-90
  • The Sandinista Revolution encounters Mosquito Indians on the Caribbean Coast
  • Sandinista People's Army 1979-90 
    Revolution in El Salvador, FMLN (1979-1990)
  • The Road to Revolt: The 1970s
  • The Failed Reformist Coup of 1979
  • The Civil Conflict Begins, Early 1980s
  • The Fictive "Democratic Process," mid-1980s
  • Military Repression, 1931-84
  • The Military under Civilian Rule, 1984-88 
    Shining Path, Sendero Luminoso, Presidente Gonzalo (Peru, 1980-1994)
  • Socioeconomic Background to Rural Revolts
  • Guerrilla Activity in the 1960s
  • Insurgencies of the 1980s
  • Shining Path and its Impact in Peru
  • Shining Path's Political Impact in Peru, 1980-85
  • The People's War in Perú People's Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path) 
    MRTA in Peru
  • Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) - Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru
  • MRTA Goals, Strategies, and History From this page select MRTA Solidarity Page 
    Revolutionaries and Drug Trafficking in Colombia Today
  • Drugs and Society in Colombia
  • Narcotics Control and Interdiction in Colombia
  • Narco-terrorism
  • Colombia's Ex-President Samper loses U.S. visa for assisting drug trafficking 
    Environmental/ Ecological Issues [Rain Forest Destruction]
  • Global Biodiversity Hotspots: Deforestation
  • Rain Tree Group: Rain Forest Facts
  • Rain Forests: Diversity and Destruction
  • Terra: Brazil's Landless Movement
  • Costa Rican Rain Forest
  • Rain Forest Conservation: Costa Rica
  • Conservation International
  • Rainforest Analysis and Links
  • University of Texas Links to Environmental History
  • Latin American Alliance, with Statistical Data
  • United Nations [Use their search engine]
  • Linkages: International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Rain Forests in Costa Rica (Cocori)
  • Rainforest Action Network
  • Latin American Alliance of Environmental Organizations
  • Rain Forests
  • Coral Reef Destruction: Bonaire and Links 
    Drug Trafficking
  • "Time to End the Drug War" (CATO Institute)
  • 1997 US State Dept. Policy Report
  • 1998 Clinton Finding on Drug Policies
  • Institute of National Strategic Studies Analysis
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Sytem Policy Papers
  • Critique of US Policy toward Peru
  • European Union Policy Paper on Drugs in the Caribbean
  • High Times: Pro-legalization Views
  • Libertarian Party View
  • Lindesmith Center Policy Paper
  • Drugtext: Searchable Database 
    Travel and General Information
  • South American Explorer
  • The Civilized Explorer
  • Latin America & Caribbean Resource Guide
  • North, Central and South American Documents
  • Latin American Statistical Sources
  • What is an El Niño? 
    Rigoberta Menchú Tum and the Maya Today
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • Maya Adventure
  • A Mayan Struggle
  • Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation
  • Maya Links
  • Rigoberta Menchu, MayaPages for Native Americans
  • Mayan Identity Crisis
  • Indigenous Rights in Latin America
  • Women's Rights in Latin America 
    Liberation Theology in Latin America
  • Liberation Theology: A Semantic Approach Harold B. Kuhn
  • Liberation Theology Jean B. Michel, SUNY, Stony Brook
  • Theaolgy: Feminist Theology
  • Father Gustavo Gutierrez Peruvian Liberation Theologian
  • Liberation Theology and Liberal Christianity Links
  • 'The Revolution and the Virgin Mary: Popular Religion and Social Change in Nicaragua' 
    Latin American Culture: Music, Dance, Art, Literature, Cinema
  • LANIC Links Go to the topical menu and click on art, food, music, cinema, literature, or performing arts
  • Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution
  • Music of Brazil 
    Current Events in Latin America
  • US and Latin American Newspapers that cover regional events
  • Miami Herald Online
  • Caribbean News Agency Also has links for music and culture
  • Current News Stories about the Americas from the Pacific News Service
  • Current Government Documents on Latin America US Information Agency
  • Yahoo - Reuters International Summary 
    Latinos: Hispanics in the US
  • Latinos: Hispanics in the US
  • Salsa Carolina Learn the Merengue, Punta, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Reggae and Soca at local clubs.
  • PBS Site on "Chicano," the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement

    • Latin American Genealogy: Latter Day Saints Search by country or keyword.