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Margarita Zamora

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.

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