5B—History of Latin America
Gabriel García Marquez's Colombia
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I. One Hundred Years's Colombian and LA Context

1. La Violencia, 1940s & ‘50s
2. Cuban Revolution, 1959

II. Regionalism and Isolation

1. Geography: cordilleras, llanos, Amazonia , East/West
2. Low population density
3. Isolation between regions

III. Liberals vs. Conservatives in Colombian history

1. Class interests
2. The church
3. 1899-1902, War of a Thousand Days; Treaty of Neerlandia, Gen. Rafael Uríbe Uríbe

IV. Economic Patterns, 1850-1930

1. 1900-1925, “Dance of the millions”
2. Coffee; small vs. large producers, Federation of Coffee Growers (1927)
3. Bananas; Macondo = Bantu word Makondo (bananas); United Fruit Company (1920s in Magdalena region); Ciénaga, Dec. 1928 massacre