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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Spanish colonialism"”.
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The Encomienda in the Philippines: The Dawn of Spanish Colonialism
The Age of Discovery and Expansion saw the emergence of Castile as a colonial power. Alexander VI, in his Papal Bull of May 4, 1493, granted the Kings of Castile dominion over the Indies and decreed that | "an imaginary demarcation line he drawn 100 leagues west of the Azores and the Cape Verde …
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Invention and Contention: Place, Identity and Memory of the Spanish Past in the American Southwest, 1848-1940
… to rapidly growing cities. The history of Spanish colonialism in the area became a precious and exclusive cultural and economic resource. This dissertation tells the story of the commemoration of the Spanish past from 1848 to 1940 in three Spanish towns that grew into prominent American …
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Weaving Subjects at the Obraje de Chincheros: Indigenous Contributions to the Colonial Aesthetic
… were seen as superior weavers at the time of the Spanish invasion and obrajes were established to salvage this skill while they were simultaneously subjected to colonial control strategies. At the Obraje, rural indigenous and mestizo textile producers were disciplined into the colonial hierarchy …
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Modern Slavery: A Thorough Examination on Human Trafficking of Indigenous Women and Children in Mexico
… used to analyze historical materials related to Spanish colonialism in Mexico, while quantitative data is used to measure poverty, numbers of trafficked victims, and to establish the overall scope of the problem. This research also examines the role of organized crime groups in human trafficking …
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The Social Life of Death: Mortuary Practices in the North-Central Andes, 11th-18th centuries
… to 1799, a period covering both the Inca and Spanish colonisations. This research demonstrates how historical events, political actions and manipulation can affect the habitus of a society. By studying the ways that people treat their dead, scholars can track changes in the social and cultural …
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Governing Irregular Migration: Logics and Practices in Spanish Immigration Policy
Since the first substantive changes to Spanish immigration laws in the 1980s, immigration to Spain and the policies designed to govern it have changed greatly. The pace of this continuous transformation has recently slowed down, offering a good opportunity to reflect on the ways in which irregular …
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A critical Moroccan chronology: the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan since 1946
… School of Fine Arts, founded in 1946 by Spanish painter Mariano Bertuchi Nieto, informed the Pictorial School of Tetouan, articulating myths of Andalusian nationalism, Hispano-Arab culture, and Hispano-Moroccan brotherhood. The role of arts and culture in Spain’s imperialist project is a …
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Beyond Italian Opera. Manuel García in postcolonial Mexico City (1826-1828)
… political and cultural frameworks of the past (Spanish colonialism) and the present (Europe cultural imperialism) were continuously contested and renegotiated. This work therefore offers new perspectives for rethinking the composition and performance of Italian bel canto in Latin America in the …
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Sporting correspondents: African American baseball players in the Americas, 1910 – 1950
… did not grapple with the historical legacies of Spanish colonialism and slavery in Latin America. They also brought a touristic gaze that drew markers of difference and distinction between them and the people they encountered abroad. Ultimately, this dissertation suggests that by examining the …
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The Heroics of Conquest: Hernán Cortés in the Early Modern Hispanic Epic
This thesis explores the representation of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in four epic poems spanning the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, investigating how the politico-historical conditions of early modern Spain and Mexico gave rise to varying concepts of heroism. Through an …