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View of Rio de Janeiro from the church of the monastery of São Bento (Saint Benedictus).
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802–1858)
Even though Britain no longer had any colonies in America as a result of the American Revolution, both Spain and Portugal still maintained control of their Latin American colonies. In this topic, you will explore the structure of colonial society in these territories and look at how Spain and Portugal dominated the indigenous societies.
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