The updated and enhanced third edition of A History of Latin America to 1825 presents a comprehensive narrative survey of Latin American history from the region"s first human presence until the majority of Iberian colonies in America emerged as sovereign states c. 1825.This edition features new content on the history of women, gender, Africans in the Iberian colonies, and pre-Columbian peoplesIncludes more illustrations to aid learning: over 50 figures and photographs, several accompanied by short essaysConcentrates on the colonial period and earlier, expanding coverage of the period and incorporating more social and cultural history with the political narrative