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

Published Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2006 ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 278 pages) : illustrations, map Series Pitt Latin American series Pitt Latin American series. Contents 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 Summary 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 cultures, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's richly documented study shows how history became implicated in the struggles over empire. It also considers how these approaches to the past, whether intended to defend or to criticize colonial rule, called into being new postcolonial histories of empire and of nations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Nationalism -- Latin America -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- Latin America -- General. HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. HISTORY -- General. Civilization -- Latin American influences Civilization -- Spanish influences Historiography Nationalism Kolonie Nationalismus Kolonisatie. Legitimiteit. Historische argumenten. Colonização -- Século 19 -- América latina. Historiografia -- América latina. 15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other. SUBJECT Latin America -- Civilization -- Spanish influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88006192 Latin America -- Historiography Spain -- Civilization -- Latin American influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000682 Subject Latin America Spain Spanien Spanje. Cuba. Puerto Rico. Filippijnen. AmÉrica Latina (CivilizaÇÃo;InfluÊncia Espanhola) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2006024304 ISBN 9780822971092 0822971097

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