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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464374303321

Autore

Schmidt-Nowara Christopher <1966->

Titolo

The conquest of history : Spanish colonialism and national histories in the nineteenth century / / Christopher Schmidt-Nowara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

0-8229-7109-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

Pitt Latin American series

Disciplina

980.03/1

Soggetti

Nationalism - Latin America - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Latin America Civilization Spanish influences

Latin America Historiography

Spain Civilization Latin American influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Spain between decolonizations : history against the currents of history -- Columbus's remains, Columbus in chains : commemoration and its discontents in late nineteenth-century Spain and Cuba -- The problem of prehistory in Puerto Rico and Cuba -- The specter of Las Casas -- Spain in the Philippines : archive and authority circa 1898 -- The return of Ponce de León.

Sommario/riassunto

As Spain rebuilt its colonial regime in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish American revolutions, it turned to history to justify continued dominance. The metropolitan vision of history, however, always met with opposition in the colonies.  The Conquest of History examines how historians, officials, and civic groups in Spain and its colonies forged national histories out of the ruins and relics of the imperial past. By exploring controversies over the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus's mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous culture