Margarita Zamora
Expert on the culture, early history, and literature of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Peru.
Professor, Spanish/Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-2093 — Home and cell phones available upon request mmzamora@wisc.edu
Topics
- Christopher Columbus.
- Indigenous and Hispanic cultures of colonial Mexico and Peru.
- Colonial Spanish America.
- The discovery, conquest, and colonization of Spanish America.
- Cuban culture, literature, and history.
Achievements
- Co-Editor and contributing author, CUBA: Counterpoints on Culture, History, and Society.
- Winner, Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Modern Languages Association of America.
- Author, Language, Authority, and Indigenous History in the Royal Commentaries of the Incas, Cambridge University Press.
- Author, Reading Columbus, University of California Press.