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Week 2: The Division of 2 Worlds.

When I think about the Colonization I have always linked this word to Christopher Columbus and his “adventurous” journey to America; it clicks in my head just as if they were synonyms. Maybe, this was caused due to the way I learned (from elementary to high school) the history of the “first encounters”: always fromContinue reading “Week 2: The Division of 2 Worlds.”

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Week 1: Latin American Studies

Narrating the story of the “First Encounter” it is a big responsibility. In my opinion, the facts and the arguments you use are key for the readers to understand the two versions of this story. In the video “Meeting of Two Worlds” it really caught my eye the comparison between Christopher Columbus and Bartolomé deContinue reading “Week 1: Latin American Studies”

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