‘Nuestra patria La Habana’: Reading the 1762 British Occupation of the City

This essay explores the 1762 British occupation of Havana. It argues that the military crisis served as a catalyst for the emergence of a discursive space where racial hierarchies were momentarily suspended as residents attempted to make sense of the unfolding events. 1762 thus functions as a window...

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Main Author: Guadalupe García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2011-03-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/61119
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