The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797
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| contents | The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797 Milagros Denis-Rosario Historia silencing resistance racial discrimination Spanish colonial Puerto Rico Using the theory of silencing developed by Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot this essay analyses the British attack to the island of Puerto Rico in 1797. It argues that Puerto Rican historiography neglected and silenced the pivotal role of Black Puerto Ricans in this historical event. This historical reflection also proposes a new way to revise the hegemonic historical discourse, which contributes in the marginalization of Black Puerto Ricans from the construction of the island's national identity. 2011 artículo científico 1794-8886 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85518646003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=855 Memorias. Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe application/pdf Universidad del Norte Memorias. Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe (Colombia) Num.14 |
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| spellingShingle | The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797 Milagros Denis-Rosario Historia silencing resistance racial discrimination Spanish colonial Puerto Rico The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797 Milagros Denis-Rosario Historia silencing resistance racial discrimination Spanish colonial Puerto Rico Using the theory of silencing developed by Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot this essay analyses the British attack to the island of Puerto Rico in 1797. It argues that Puerto Rican historiography neglected and silenced the pivotal role of Black Puerto Ricans in this historical event. This historical reflection also proposes a new way to revise the hegemonic historical discourse, which contributes in the marginalization of Black Puerto Ricans from the construction of the island's national identity. 2011 artículo científico 1794-8886 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85518646003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=855 Memorias. Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe application/pdf Universidad del Norte Memorias. Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe (Colombia) Num.14 |
| title | The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797 |
| topic | Historia silencing resistance racial discrimination Spanish colonial Puerto Rico |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85518646003 |