Semester in Spain

TEXT: The text materials for this course will be provided on site.

DESCRIPTION: This course will provide students with a comprehensive view of the main historical forces that have shaped Spain from prehistoric times to the present day. The course receives credit for HIST 3001 at UNC Charlotte. Students can alternatively receive SPAN 4050 credit for this course instead of the HIST credit.

1. Ancient and Medieval Spain
   1. Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean world
   2. The pre-Roman peoples and the Roman conquest of Hispania
   3. The Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula
   4. The end of the ancient world and the arrival of the medieval world: Visigothic and Moslem Spain
   5. The formation of the Catholic Monarchs (Fernando and Isabel)
   
   
2. Modern and Contemporary Spain
   1. The sixteenth century: Formation of the Empire
   2. The seventeenth century: Decline
   3. The eighteenth century: Towards reform
   4. Repercussions in Spain of the French Revolution
   5. The nineteenth century: Formation of the liberal State
   6. The evolution of the liberal State
   7. 1898: The Hispano-Cuban-North American war
   8. Spain and the beginning of the twentieth century: Economy and society
   9. The crisis of the monarchy, 1902–1931
   10. The Second Republic, 1931–1936
   11. The Civil War, 1936–1939
   12. The regime of Franco, 1939–1975
   13. The transition from dictatorship to democracy
   14. Spain today

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