Natives, Iberians, and Imperial Loyalties in the South American Borderlands, 1750-1800

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-13247-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 436 g

This book examines the efforts of Spaniards and Portuguese to attract Native peoples and other settlers to the villages, missions, and fortifications they installed in a disputed area between present-day Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The first part examines how autonomous Native peoples and those who lived in the Jesuit missions responded to the Indigenous policies the Iberian crowns initiated following the 1768 expulsion of the Society of Jesus. The second part examines military recruitment and supply circuits, showing how the political centers’ strategy of transferring part of the costs and delegating responsibilities to local sectors shaped interactions between officers, soldiers, Natives, and other inhabitants. Moving beyond national approaches, the book shows how both Iberian empires influenced each other and the lives of the diverse peoples who inhabited the border regions. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lopes de Carvalho, Francismar Alex

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. - 2. Prelude: Negotiating Loyalties in Missions, Towns, and Fortifications.- 3. The Policy of “Pacification” and the Continuation of War.- 4. Formal and Informal Alliances.- 5. Mission Secularization and Insurgency.- 6. Labor Circuits and the Intersected Lives of Blacks and Natives.- 7. Ethnic Soldiering and the Force of Privilege.- 8. Discipline and Insubmission.- 9. Supply and Smuggling.- 10. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Francismar Alex Lopes de Carvalho is Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Bonn, Germany.