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Spanish chronicles

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Written accounts by Spanish invaders, friars, and colonists documenting indigenous monuments and artistic practices at the time of European contact.

AP course connection

Topic 5.4: 5.4 Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American Art

Unit 5

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