Colonial Period may generally refer to any period in a country's history when it was subject to administration by a colonial power.
- Spanish conquest of Guatemala
- Korea under Japanese rule
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Colonial history of the United States
Famous quotes containing the words colonial and/or period:
“The North will at least preserve your flesh for you; Northerners are pale for good and all. Theres very little difference between a dead Swede and a young man whos had a bad night. But the Colonial is full of maggots the day after he gets off the boat.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (18941961)
“There is a period near the beginning of every mans life when he has little to cling to except his unmanageable dream, little to support him except good health, and nowhere to go but all over the place.”
—E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)