Ever Faithful Race, Loyalty, and the Ends of Empire in Spanish Cuba

Known for much of the nineteenth century as "the ever-faithful isle," Cuba did not earn its independence from Spain until 1898, long after most American colonies had achieved emancipation from European rule. In this groundbreaking history, David Sartorius explores the relationship between...

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Main Author: Sartorious, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2014
Edition:1
Subjects:
19th century
Administration
America
Black people-Race identity-Cuba-History-19th century
Blacks
Caribbean & West Indies
Colonies
Cuba
Cuba-Race relations-History-19th century
HISTORY
Latin American Studies
Political Science
Race identity
Race relations
Spain
Spain-Colonies-America-Administration-History-19th century
ISBN:9780822355793, 0822355795, 0822377071, 9780822377078, 0822355930, 9780822355939
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Summary:Known for much of the nineteenth century as "the ever-faithful isle," Cuba did not earn its independence from Spain until 1898, long after most American colonies had achieved emancipation from European rule. In this groundbreaking history, David Sartorius explores the relationship between political allegiance and race in nineteenth-century Cuba. Challenging assumptions that loyalty to the Spanish empire was the exclusive province of the white Cuban elite, he examines the free and enslaved people of African descent who actively supported colonialism. By claiming loyalty, many black and mulatto Cubans attained some degree of social mobility, legal freedom, and political inclusion in a world where hierarchy and inequality were the fundamental lineaments of colonial subjectivity. Sartorius explores Cuba's battlefields, plantations, and meeting halls to consider the goals and limits of loyalty. In the process, he makes a bold call for fresh perspectives on imperial ideologies of race and on the rich political history of the African diaspora.
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ISBN:9780822355793
0822355795
0822377071
9780822377078
0822355930
9780822355939
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv11318f7