HISP 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Foregone Conclusion, Columbian Exchange, Santa Muerte

• School: McGill University
• Department: Hispanic Studies
• Course: HISP 226
• Professor: Lopez- P

Document Summary

Lecture 24 - the hispanic world in/and the world. Pri in mexico - all the politicians came from this same party - alternating in power - selection process of the candidates were behind closed doors. Elections tended to be a foregone conclusion, until the late. 90s when they lost control of congress then the presidency (2000). In general, la has seen an expansion of the middle class. Inequalities in developed countries has increased more than in some parts of la. There are still a few armed groups throughout latin america - most famous and long-lived: farc (since: and eln. Violence: war on drugs, gangs and organized crime. Per capita, mexico does have a large murder rate, but other countries in la have a higher rate. Caricature: many interest in keeping the drugs going. Rise of the cult of the holy death (santa muerte)