Image: Detail from a painting by Diego Rivera, Pre-Hispanic America, 1950.  

Welcome to the Latin American History Guide.  This guide provides links to the most useful databases and electronic and print resources for researching the history of Latin America.  Use the tabs to navigate through the pages of this guide.

• Articles -  major databases for identifying articles on Latin American history
• Books -  databases for identifying books
• Encyclopedias - background information on Latin American history
  
• Primary Sources - includes newspapers, government records, images, etc.
  

General history databases and resources can be found on the History Guide. For resources dealing with contemporary  issues in the region see the Latin American Studies Guide.