The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southern Neighbors

"The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southern Neighbors" by William R. Shepherd examines the legacy of Spanish and Portuguese colonization in Latin America and how it affected the start of the independence movements in the 1800s. It covers the mixing of races and different levels of society within the region while also explaining the tensions that arose between the white Europeans, Creoles, Native Americans, as well as the Africans brought over as enslaved people. This helps set the stage for understanding the start of the independence wars that would come to shape the political future of South America.