Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI)
This article analyzes the emergence of applied sciences in the field of two American dyeing materials – the woad called ek and the indigo – in the Spanish Empire. It highlights how the circulation of written documents and displays of materials situated local knowledge and experiences in a global fra...
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| description | This article analyzes the emergence of applied sciences in the field of two American dyeing materials – the woad called ek and the indigo – in the Spanish Empire. It highlights how the circulation of written documents and displays of materials situated local knowledge and experiences in a global framework in which a wide range of actors was engaged from Mexico City, Campeche, Mérida (Yucatan), Seville, Madrid or Milan. We will also show that the Spaniards tended to obscure the Native origin of their so-called “inventions” in order to secure privileges in the production and commercialization of these materials. On the other hand, we examine the Council of the Indies efforts to stimulate the production of knowledge, to organize and intertwine information, and to promote the imperial economic interests. The article thus demonstrates how the analysis of the Spanish Monarchy’s archivistic practices is key to fully understanding the emergence of the Renaissance scientific culture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0583eaeb00f4827ab7bde3f0ab43b2b2024-04-16T22:11:13ZengMilano University PressGlocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation2283-79492021-11-012021210.12893/gjcpi.2021.2.13Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI)Caroline CunillEfrén TorresThis article analyzes the emergence of applied sciences in the field of two American dyeing materials – the woad called ek and the indigo – in the Spanish Empire. It highlights how the circulation of written documents and displays of materials situated local knowledge and experiences in a global framework in which a wide range of actors was engaged from Mexico City, Campeche, Mérida (Yucatan), Seville, Madrid or Milan. We will also show that the Spaniards tended to obscure the Native origin of their so-called “inventions” in order to secure privileges in the production and commercialization of these materials. On the other hand, we examine the Council of the Indies efforts to stimulate the production of knowledge, to organize and intertwine information, and to promote the imperial economic interests. The article thus demonstrates how the analysis of the Spanish Monarchy’s archivistic practices is key to fully understanding the emergence of the Renaissance scientific culture.https://glocalismjournal.org/experimentando-materia-tintoreas-entre-el-nuevo-mundo-y-europa-narrativas-y-muestras-en-los-archivos-de-la-monarquia-hispanica-siglo-xvi/archivescientific culturedyeing materialsnative peoplespanish monarchy |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Cunill Efrén Torres Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation archive scientific culture dyeing materials native people spanish monarchy |
| title | Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) |
| title_full | Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) |
| title_fullStr | Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) |
| title_short | Experimentando Materia Tintóreas Entre el Nuevo Mundo y Europa: Narrativas y Muestras en los Archivos de la Monarquía Hispanica (Siglo XVI) |
| title_sort | experimentando materia tintoreas entre el nuevo mundo y europa narrativas y muestras en los archivos de la monarquia hispanica siglo xvi |
| topic | archive scientific culture dyeing materials native people spanish monarchy |
| url | https://glocalismjournal.org/experimentando-materia-tintoreas-entre-el-nuevo-mundo-y-europa-narrativas-y-muestras-en-los-archivos-de-la-monarquia-hispanica-siglo-xvi/ |
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