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Indigenous Passages to Cuba, 1515-1900 /

"Jason Yaremko traces the movements and migrations of indigenous peoples from several regions of North America into the Caribbean basin, particularly to Cuba, during the Spanish colonial period. Yaremko argues that the history of the journeys of indigenous individuals, groups, and communities t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Yaremko, Jason M., 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Imperial geopolitics, the Florida-Cuba nexus, and Amerindian passages
  • The "evil designs" of "frequent intercourse" : Havana, empire, and indigenous geopolitics
  • "Barbarous nations" : Apaches, "Mecos," and other "indios bárbaros" in colonial Cuba
  • Mayas and the Mesoamerican presence in Cuba
  • Yucatec Mayas, transnational resistance, and the quotidian struggles of indentured labor in Cuba, 1848-64
  • Blood contract : continuity, change, and persistence in colonial indigenous labor forms and elite strategies
  • Conclusion: Diaspora and the enduring (and diverse) indigenous presence in Cuba.