Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana

The aim of this article is to reflect on the notion of process of Americanisation by studying Álvaro Alnso Barba’s manual El Arte de los Metales, which was written in Potosí and published in Madrid in 1640. The article focuses on two aspects: the author’s invention of a method of cazos y cocimiento ...

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Main Author: Carmen Salazar-Soler
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2020-02-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/79251
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description The aim of this article is to reflect on the notion of process of Americanisation by studying Álvaro Alnso Barba’s manual El Arte de los Metales, which was written in Potosí and published in Madrid in 1640. The article focuses on two aspects: the author’s invention of a method of cazos y cocimiento and the proposal of a new way to classify minerals. The analysis of this manual shows the regional and international circulation of Alonso Barba’s invention on the long term, as well as the incorporation of local knowledge in his proposal for a classification of minerals and its global circulation through this treaty. It also underlines Alonso Barba’s role as “connector” between forms of knowledge emerging from different traditions that came into contact in the Upper Peru during the 18th century. 
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spelling doaj.art-da7f8a80a9f24fb3bfe362780a3714f92024-02-14T16:53:25ZengCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos1626-02522020-02-0110.4000/nuevomundo.79251Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruanaCarmen Salazar-SolerThe aim of this article is to reflect on the notion of process of Americanisation by studying Álvaro Alnso Barba’s manual El Arte de los Metales, which was written in Potosí and published in Madrid in 1640. The article focuses on two aspects: the author’s invention of a method of cazos y cocimiento and the proposal of a new way to classify minerals. The analysis of this manual shows the regional and international circulation of Alonso Barba’s invention on the long term, as well as the incorporation of local knowledge in his proposal for a classification of minerals and its global circulation through this treaty. It also underlines Alonso Barba’s role as “connector” between forms of knowledge emerging from different traditions that came into contact in the Upper Peru during the 18th century. https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/79251AndesPeruknowledge circulationmetallurgymineralogylocal knowledge
spellingShingle Carmen Salazar-Soler
Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Andes
Peru
knowledge circulation
metallurgy
mineralogy
local knowledge
title Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
title_full Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
title_fullStr Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
title_full_unstemmed Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
title_short Reflexiones en torno a la noción de procesos de americanización a partir de la historia de la minería colonial peruana
title_sort reflexiones en torno a la nocion de procesos de americanizacion a partir de la historia de la mineria colonial peruana
topic Andes
Peru
knowledge circulation
metallurgy
mineralogy
local knowledge
url https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/79251
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