Haiti on his mind: Antonio Maceo and caribbeanness
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| contents | Haiti on his mind: Antonio Maceo and caribbeanness Philippe Zacaïr Estudios Culturales Cuba race Maceo Haiti nationalism The Afro-Cuban Antonio Maceo was one of the leading figuresof Cubas independence movement, but historians have misunderstoodhis relationship with Haiti and vision of a unitedCaribbean people. Maceos struggle against Spanish colonialismwas closely associated to the ideal of Caribbeanness. His visionof Caribbeanness proceeded from the definition of his relationshipwith the neighboring Republic of Haiti. Maceo claimedHaitian history and heritage of liberty and resistance as his own,beside overwhelming depiction of the Black Republic by thedefenders of colonialism as the antithesis of civilization. Hecalled for the birth Caribbean political entity including Cuba,Haiti and the Dominican Republic, while opposing the conceptof a Black republic as undemocratic. He established complexrelationships, and more extensive than previously thought, withmany protagonists of Haitian politics. He envisioned the unionof Cuba and Haiti as the source and guarantee of freedom, socialjustice and independence. 2005 artículo científico 0008-6533 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39233103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=392 Caribbean Studies application/pdf Universidad de Puerto Rico Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico) Num.1 Vol.33 |
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| publishDate | 2005 |
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| spellingShingle | Haiti on his mind: Antonio Maceo and caribbeanness Philippe Zacaïr Estudios Culturales Cuba race Maceo Haiti nationalism Haiti on his mind: Antonio Maceo and caribbeanness Philippe Zacaïr Estudios Culturales Cuba race Maceo Haiti nationalism The Afro-Cuban Antonio Maceo was one of the leading figuresof Cubas independence movement, but historians have misunderstoodhis relationship with Haiti and vision of a unitedCaribbean people. Maceos struggle against Spanish colonialismwas closely associated to the ideal of Caribbeanness. His visionof Caribbeanness proceeded from the definition of his relationshipwith the neighboring Republic of Haiti. Maceo claimedHaitian history and heritage of liberty and resistance as his own,beside overwhelming depiction of the Black Republic by thedefenders of colonialism as the antithesis of civilization. Hecalled for the birth Caribbean political entity including Cuba,Haiti and the Dominican Republic, while opposing the conceptof a Black republic as undemocratic. He established complexrelationships, and more extensive than previously thought, withmany protagonists of Haitian politics. He envisioned the unionof Cuba and Haiti as the source and guarantee of freedom, socialjustice and independence. 2005 artículo científico 0008-6533 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39233103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=392 Caribbean Studies application/pdf Universidad de Puerto Rico Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico) Num.1 Vol.33 |
| title | Haiti on his mind: Antonio Maceo and caribbeanness |
| topic | Estudios Culturales Cuba race Maceo Haiti nationalism |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39233103 |