The land and its first peoples
The mayans and their neighbors
The Spanish conquest: 1492-1541
Founding of the Kingdom of Guatemala: 1541-1570
The Bourbons and independence: 1700-1823
The Federation of Central America: 1823-1870
The making of the Coffee Republics: 1840-1870
Dollar "diplomacy" and the dictators: 1898-1944
Challenge to the old order: 1944-1975
The challenge of peace and democracy.
From the eBook - Second edition.
Preface to the second edition
The land and its first peoples
The Mayans and their neighbors
The Spanish Conquest (1492-1541)
Founding of the Kingdom of Guatemala (1541-1570)
The Bourbons and independence (1700-1823)
The federation of Central America (1823-1839)
Conservatives and foreign profiteers (1840-1870)
The making of the Coffee Republics (1870-1900)
Dollar "diplomacy" and the dictators (1898-1944)
Challenge to the old order (1944-1975)
The challenge of peace and democracy
Appendixes: Guatemala: basic facts; El Salvador: basic facts; Honduras: basic facts; Nicaragua: basic facts; Costa Rica: basic facts; Panama: basic facts; Belize: basic facts; Chronology; Bibliographic sources; Suggested reading.