Nominal Assimilation: The Ethnic and National Identities of the Gitanos or Calé of Spain as Shown by their Surnames in the 1783–1785 Census
Abstract In 1783, the King of Spain Carlos III enacted the last Royal Order for the control and assimilation of Gitanos or Calé. The law required that local authorities listed the Gitanos living in their counties. The resulting census is the most important document on the Spanish Romani written duri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2017 |