Please answer the following four questions in full detail
Textbook: Skidmore, Thomas and Peter Smith. “Modern Latin America”. 8th Edition: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-19-992923-8.
Chapters 1-2, pp. 3-44
Burciaga, Jose Antonio. “Spilling the Beans”. 1st Edition: Joshua Odell Editions, 1995 ISBN: 978-1-877741-11-1. Spilling the Beans.
Chapter “Quetzalcoatl,” pp. 124-130.
1. How and why has the region come to be known as Latin America?
2. Under “Colonial Spanish America” (pp. 18-25) discuss at least two reasons mentioned by the authors for Cortez’s success in conquering and colonizing Mexico. In comparison, explain what was occurring in Peru that made Pizarro’s conquest with half the manpower somewhat easier than Cortez’s conquest.
3. The cult of Machismo (masculine superiority) appeared early in Latin America (p. 23) yet many colonial Latin American families contradicted this stereotype. Explain the evidence the authors present that contradicts this prevailing gender image. Be sure to note the culture box “Elite Women and Economic Power” on page 24.