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Declarar La Independencia: Proclamaciones, Actos, Decretos Y Tratados En El Mundo Iberoamericano (1804-1830), Jordana Dym Dec 2012

Declarar La Independencia: Proclamaciones, Actos, Decretos Y Tratados En El Mundo Iberoamericano (1804-1830), Jordana Dym

Jordana Dym

This essay considers the evolution of Latin American processes of claiming and proclaiming independence, from Haiti's initial document issued in 1804 to formal legislative acts by the 1830.


Culto A Los Ancestros, Hechiceros Y Resistencia Colonial: El Caso Di Gregorio Taco, Arequipa, 1750 / Luis A. Galdames R. & María Marsilli, Editores.., Maria Marsilli Dec 2012

Culto A Los Ancestros, Hechiceros Y Resistencia Colonial: El Caso Di Gregorio Taco, Arequipa, 1750 / Luis A. Galdames R. & María Marsilli, Editores.., Maria Marsilli

María Marsilli

This book includes a full-length transcription of a 1751-1754 civil and ecclesiastical investigation against kuraca (native chief) Gregorio Taco, prominent community leader of Andagua, in the province of Arequipa, Peru. The original document can be found at the Archivo Arzobispal de Arequipa (AAA). Taco, a wealthy Indian merchant, was found guilty of practicing ancient Andean rituals, banned as demonic by the colonial church, that included healing, divination, ancestral mummies worshiping, and cult of mountain spirits (wamani). The investigation also revealed that Taco, thanks to these clandestine practices, had created a network of accomplices he used to enhance his social and …


Las Declaraciones De Independencia: Los Textos Fundamentales De Las Independencias Americanas, Jordana Dym, Erika Pani, Alfredo Ávila Dec 2012

Las Declaraciones De Independencia: Los Textos Fundamentales De Las Independencias Americanas, Jordana Dym, Erika Pani, Alfredo Ávila

Jordana Dym

No abstract provided.


History, Colonial Chile And New Granada, Maria Marsilli Dec 2012

History, Colonial Chile And New Granada, Maria Marsilli

María Marsilli

No abstract provided.