The Conquest of Española as a "Structure of Conjuncture".
This article delves into the conquest and early years of colonization of Española from the perspective of the "structure of the conjuncture." By doing so it prioritizes the Indigenous perspective of conquest, particularly that of the cacique Guacanagarí, who formed the first alliance with the Spania...
| Publicado en: | Ethnohistory Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 363 - 384 |
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Duke University Press
Jul2021
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