Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba
José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary,...
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| description | José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary, they recovered family narratives dating from when pardo and moreno commandants had enjoyed real power. Under the guise of symbolic recognition, new regulations greatly reduced black militias’ autonomy. These militiamen acted as de facto historians, legal interpreters, and activists during times of institutional and historical change. While they did succeed in recording their families’ past, their petitions for rank and salary were denied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52569480ea324db69caf1ab00eca73b52024-03-25T08:30:28ZengCambridge University PressLatin American Research Review1542-427811810.1017/lar.2024.19Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century CubaAna Hontanilla0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5173-2672University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USJosé Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary, they recovered family narratives dating from when pardo and moreno commandants had enjoyed real power. Under the guise of symbolic recognition, new regulations greatly reduced black militias’ autonomy. These militiamen acted as de facto historians, legal interpreters, and activists during times of institutional and historical change. While they did succeed in recording their families’ past, their petitions for rank and salary were denied.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1542427824000191/type/journal_articlepardo and moreno militiafuero militareighteenth-century Cubavagrantmilitia reformsmilicia de pardos y morenosfuero militarCuba siglo dieciochovagos y pobres miserables |
| spellingShingle | Ana Hontanilla Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba Latin American Research Review pardo and moreno militia fuero militar eighteenth-century Cuba vagrant militia reforms milicia de pardos y morenos fuero militar Cuba siglo dieciocho vagos y pobres miserables |
| title | Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba |
| title_full | Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba |
| title_fullStr | Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba |
| title_short | Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba |
| title_sort | pardo soldiers historical claims in late eighteenth century cuba |
| topic | pardo and moreno militia fuero militar eighteenth-century Cuba vagrant militia reforms milicia de pardos y morenos fuero militar Cuba siglo dieciocho vagos y pobres miserables |
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