HIST 342 - Spain, 1000-1700

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of seven centuries of the history of the Iberian peninsula, from the age of the Reconquista to the building of the great transoceanic empires of early modern Spain and Portugal. The course focuses on politics, culture, society, and religion in the Christian kingdoms, especially Castile; the contributions of al-Andalus (medieval Islamic Spain) to the cultures of the Christian kingdoms in particular, and to the Latin West in general, are also specially considered.