Islanders and Empire - Smuggling and Political Defiance in Hispaniola, 1580-1690

Islanders and Empire is a pioneering and comprehensive examination of the role smuggling played in the economic and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries that will interest students and scholars of the Caribbean, colonial Latin American, and the Atlantic World.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Colonial Origins: Hispaniola in the Sixteenth Century; 2. Smuggling, Sin, and Survival, 1580-1600; 3. Repressing Smugglers: The Depopulations of Hispaniola, 1604-06; 4. Tools of Colonial Power: Officeholders, Violence, and Enslaved African Exploitation in Santo Domingo's Cabildo; 5. 'Prime Mover of All Machinations': Rodrigo Pimentel, Smuggling, and the Artifice of Power; 6. Neighbors, Rivals, and Partners: Non-Spaniards and the Rise of Saint-Domingue; Conclusion; Glossary of Spanish Terms; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Juan José Ponce Vázquez is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama.

Summary

Islanders and Empire is a pioneering and comprehensive examination of the role smuggling played in the economic and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries that will interest students and scholars of the Caribbean, colonial Latin American, and the Atlantic World.

Product details

• Authors: Juan Jose (University of Alabama Ponce Vazquez, Juan José Ponce Vázquez
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781108702485
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70248-5
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies; Cambridge Latin American Studi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Political activism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of the Americas, C 1600 To C 1700, c 1590 to c 1599, Hispanic & Latino Studies, West Indies, Political activism / Political engagement, c 1580 to c 1589