Juan Cobo Betancourt: “The Coming of the Kingdom"

Friday, February 7, 5 p.m.

McCune Conference Room

Presented by the Department of History

Juan Cobo Betancourt, an associate Professor of History at UCSB, will discuss his recent book, “The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada.” The book follows the experiences of the Indigenous Muisca peoples of the New Kingdom of Granada during the first century of Spanish colonial rule. Betancourt focuses on the development of Christianity, including colonialism, religious reform, law, language, and historical writing.