Catholic monarchy, globalization and miscegenations: some clues for today's historian

  • Serge Gruzinski Conseil National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - École de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
Keywords: catholic monarchy, globalization, circulation of people, circulation of material and cultural goods

Abstract

This article deals with the world dimension of cultural and personal exchange under the rule of the Catholic Monarchy during the XVI and XVII centuries. The territories controlled by the Spanish and Portuguese crowns -Hispanic Portuguese lands- extended over Europe, America, the West Indies and specially the Philippines. For this reason, this phenomena is considered a first manifestation of globalization of social, political and cultural relations. The metropolis not only distributed culture but received and redistributed information, new knowledge, languages, products, books, etc, and also native peoplefrom distant territories under their control. This scenario permits an intense cultural miscegenation, where the alterity of the regions just discovered is incorporated, acquiring a new meaning through this ample and complex route of exchange. 

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Published
2005-02-01
How to Cite
Gruzinski, S. (2005). Catholic monarchy, globalization and miscegenations: some clues for today’s historian. Memoria Americana. Cuadernos De Etnohistoria, 11, 9-32. Retrieved from http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/13460
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