Abstract:
The role played by free people of color in the Spanish American independence movements is at the center of this essay. Their ambiguous status makes them a privileged group to study when examining the negotiation and formation of racial identity as well as the definition of citizenship requirements in colonial and post-colonial contexts. Through an analysis of the contributions made by recent studies, this article proposes a historiographical survey of the transformation of racial and social hierarchies and of the shaping of new citizenship rights during the crisis of the Spanish Empire and the independence wars.
TI - Race, Wars, and Citizenship: Free People of Color in the Spanish American Independence JF - Journal of the History of Ideas DA - 2018-01-31 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-pennsylvania-press/race-wars-and-citizenship-free-people-of-color-in-the-spanish-american-BlFGeAn2um SP - 143 EP - 156 VL - 79 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -