Novels about pirates born and raised in Europe are listed on the Seventeenth Century page. Piracy was endemic in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century, and a number of authors have explored this aspect of the Caribbean past. The Caribbean Islands have their own distinctive cultures, based on underlying remnants of the pre-Columbian past and the painful history of slavery. Latin American authors have pioneered the new genre of "magical realism," celebrating their richly imaginative culture. Latin America from Mexico south experienced a tumultuous and vibrant history, from the Pre-Columbian and Spanish Conquest periods when the Inca, Maya and Aztec peoples ruled large territories until their defeat by the Spanish Conquistadors, through the colonial rule and revolutions of the seventeenth through twentieth centuries. Pre-Columbian Times and the Spanish Conquest Historical Novels of Latin America Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South Americaįor news on the latest additions to this website, see the blog.
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