Blackness in Late Colonial Parish Records: A Demographical Study of Honduras.

The article examines the historical, cultural and economic processes that resulted to a racially and culturally colonial society, focusing on the types of relations and miscegenation among Indians, Africans and Spaniards in Honduras despite secular and religious authorities' attempts to separate the...

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Publicado en:Chasqui (01458973) Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 29 - 48
Autor principal: Lara, José I.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Chasqui nov2022
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Sumario:The article examines the historical, cultural and economic processes that resulted to a racially and culturally colonial society, focusing on the types of relations and miscegenation among Indians, Africans and Spaniards in Honduras despite secular and religious authorities' attempts to separate them. Topics discussed include the racial nomenclature developed in Honduras, and the ecclesiastical documents in Honduras that capture the demographic complexity of colonial society in the country.