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Papers by Linda Newson

London School of Economics and Political Science, Aug 7, 2020

San Jacinto 1 y los inicios de la alfarería en el nuevo mundo Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo COMENTARIO J... more San Jacinto 1 y los inicios de la alfarería en el nuevo mundo Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo COMENTARIO José Ramón Oliver Cambio y permanencia en el Caribe colombiano trás el contacto con Europa: una mirada desde la Guajira.

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, 2020

Mesoamérica, 1992

Variaciones regionales en el impacto del dominio colonial español en las poblaciones indígenas de... more Variaciones regionales en el impacto del dominio colonial español en las poblaciones indígenas de Honduras y Nicaragua El impacto del régimen colonial en los grupos nativos americanos no fue uniforme. Para algunos de ellos, específicamente los de las islas caribeiias, bastó una generación para que se extinguieran. Otros, como los chibchas de Colombia, experimentaron una declinación más prolongada que continuó durante el período colonial. Los más afortunados, como los que habitaban el centro de México, pudieron alcanzar cierto nivel de recuperación después de una abrupta declinación inicial.' Tal diversidad de experiencias demograficas, a nivel continental, se puede observar también a nivel regional. Sin embargo, ambas circunstancias no han recibido igual atención; mientras los estudios demográficos de regiones particulares han aumentado en años recientes, son muy pocos los que han intentado comparar las variaciones en regiones circunvecinas o explicar alguna de las diferencias ~b s e r v a d a s .~ El presente ensayo explora los factores que pudieron haber incidido en las variaciones regionales de las tendencias demográficas de Honduras y Nicaragua durante la época colonial. El análisis está basado en estimaciones d e población nativa derivadas de nuestros estudios más detallados sobre supervivencia indígena durante el período colonial. El lector puede consultar estas publicaciones si desea mayor información sobre los métodos usados para calcular las cifras que serán presentadas en el e n~a y o .~ De nacionalidad británica, Linda A. Newson obtuvo el doctorado en geografía en el University Coliege, en Londres. Es profesora en el departamento de geografia en el King's College, en la misma ciudad. El presente ensayo está basado en un estudio presentado en el Congreso de Estados no imperiales visitados por Colón durante sus cuatro viajes al Nuevo Mundo, patrocinado por el Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute en la ciudad de Panamá, de1 27 al 31 de agosto de 1990. Una versibti más corta del mismo se presentó comO ponencia en el Primer Congreso Centroamericano de Historia, celebrado en Tegucigalpa del 13 al 16 d e julio de 1992.

(early 18th century). 1.11 Stone temple lion, forecourt of the Franciscan church of Santo António... more (early 18th century). 1.11 Stone temple lion, forecourt of the Franciscan church of Santo António (popularly known as São Francisco), João Pessoa (c.1734 or 1779). 2.1 A nocturnal procession during Holy Week arriving at the door of the restored church of La Inmaculada, Concepción. 2.2 Part of a rhomboidal grid marked in reddish pigment on a rock face in the Serranía de Santiago. 2.3 Rock drawing given an ancient interpretation by a 20th-century Chiquitano. 2.4 Schematic drawings of incised decoration on three bowls disinterred at Campo Grande (top), El Abasto (middle) and Puerto Rico (bottom). 2.5 European engraving of Xaraye people in the 16th century. 2.6 Drawing of a painted or tattooed Caduveo (Kadiwéu) woman by Guido Boggiani in 1892 (right); and a drawing on paper CULTURAL WORLDS OF THE JESUITS vi made by a Caduveo (Kadiwéu) woman in the 1930s for Claude Lévi-Strauss (left). 2.7 Wall painting behind a crucifix in the sacristy, San Rafael. 2.8 View of San Miguel showing the lozenge-shaped mouldings on the doors. 3.1 and 3.2. Woman making a clay pot according to the traditional technique called acordelado 3.3 First sequence of clay pot making, before decoration, nearly finished. 4.1 Il Paraguai e Paesi Adiacenti. Venezia 1785. Courtesy of Geography and Maps Division, Library of Congress. 4.2 Photograph of the first page of the Guarani letter, Mission Jesús de Tavarangue (AGN IX 36-9-6 Misiones, 1782). 5.1 Cours du fleuve Maragnon, autrement dit des Amazones par le P. Samuel Fritz, Missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jésus. Author Samuel Fritz (1656-1725). 5.2 Detail from Cours du fleuve Maragnon, autrement dit des Amazones par le P. Samuel Fritz, Missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jésus. Author Samuel Fritz (1656-1725). 6.1 Portuguese and Spanish Jesuit missions of South America, 16th-18th centuries. In red: Portuguese missions; red circles where missions use two variants of the lingua geral. In blue: Spanish missions; blue circles where missions use Guaraní as a general language. 6.2 Jesuit missions of South America, 16th-18th centuries. Spanish frontier missions in blue; penetration of Portuguese missions in red.

Environment, Trade and Society in Southeast Asia, 2015

This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No... more This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC 3.0) License. chapter 1 © greg bankoff, 2015 | doi 10.1163/9789004288058_003 This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC 3.0) License. chapter 2

Revista de Historia de América, 1994

Page 1. JESUIT MISSIONS IN SPANISH AMERICA: THE AFTERMATH OF THE EXPULSION Olga MERINO* Linda A. ... more Page 1. JESUIT MISSIONS IN SPANISH AMERICA: THE AFTERMATH OF THE EXPULSION Olga MERINO* Linda A. NEWSON** Resumen Entre 1759 y 1768 los jesu?tas fueron expulsados de los principales pa?ses cat?licos ...

Bulletin of Latin American Research, 2006

This paper outlines the current state of research on medical practice in early colonial Spanish A... more This paper outlines the current state of research on medical practice in early colonial Spanish America. It argues that medical practice in Spain was more diverse than generally supposed, and that this complicated the exchange that occurred between Native American, African and European medical traditions in the Americas. Control of medical practice in Spanish America was exercised not through the establishment of state institutions, but through the close working of the state and the Church that on the one hand promoted medical care as a charitable activity and on the other sought to suppress practices that were incompatible with Catholic beliefs. However, due to the shortage of trained medical practitioners, the authorities were relatively tolerant of alternative medical practices and this enabled a process of exchange and fusion. The paper illustrates these processes with respect to medical practice in Cartagena de Indias in the early seventeenth century. It concludes with suggestions of avenues for future research.

Latin American Research Review, 1985

Accounting History, 2013

This study examines the accounts of the Portuguese New Christian trader, Manoel Batista Peres. Th... more This study examines the accounts of the Portuguese New Christian trader, Manoel Batista Peres. These private accounts, found in the Archivo General de la Nación in Lima, Peru, were associated with the trading of slaves on the Upper Guinea Coast in the early seventeenth century. The accounts take the double-entry format but, in the absence of a metallic currency, were kept in cloth money. Combining evidence from the accounts themselves, with the context in which Peres conducted his business, the study explores the reasons why he kept his accounts in this format. It shows how this system of accounting could be adapted to a non-monetised economy and contributes to the debate over the relationship between double-entry bookkeeping and the rise of capitalism.

The Journal of African History, 2012

ABSTRACTUsing previously unknown account books, found in archives in Peru, of three New Christian... more ABSTRACTUsing previously unknown account books, found in archives in Peru, of three New Christian Portuguese slave traders on the Upper Guinea Coast, this article examines the extent and nature of African and Luso-African involvement in the Atlantic trade during the early seventeenth century. Beads, textiles, and wine that figured most prominently among Portuguese imports were traded predominantly by Luso-Africans. Meanwhile, slaves were delivered in small numbers by people from a diverse range of social backgrounds. This trade was not a simple exchange of imported goods for slaves, but was a complex one that built on pre-European patterns of exchange in locally-produced commodities.

The Cost of Conquest: Indian Decline in Honduras Under Spanish Rule

Mesoamerica, 1985

L i n d a Wewson La poblacidn indígena d e Bonduras bajo e l régimen c o l o n i a l A p e s a r ... more L i n d a Wewson La poblacidn indígena d e Bonduras bajo e l régimen c o l o n i a l A p e s a r de que durante l a década pasada e l inter6s por l a demografía de Centroamérica bajo e l régimen colonial ha crecido rápidamente, Honduras no ha a t r a í d o aquella porción de investigadores que por derecho propio l e corresponde. l Así, a pesar de l a existencia de buenas fuentes doccmentales-principalmente en 12legucigafpa, la ciudad de Guatemala y S e v i l l a-l a * MacLeod, "An Outline of Central h e r i c a n Colonial DEmographics : Sources ,

Acompañada de una nueva introducción, esta traducción al español del clásico libro, Indian Surviv... more Acompañada de una nueva introducción, esta traducción al español del clásico libro, Indian Survival in Colonial Nicaragua, ofrece una descripción detallada de los cambios demográficos y culturales que la conquista española y el dominio colonial trajeron a las sociedades indígenas de Nicaragua. Muestra cómo la naturaleza de las propias sociedades indígenas y la forma en que los españoles buscaron controlarlas y explotarlas se reflejaron en diferentes niveles de disminución y supervivencia de la población. Se basa en una extensa investigación de archivos en América Central y España y en evidencia arqueológica, etnográfica y lingüística. Contribuye significativamente a comprender cómo algunas sociedades indígenas del Nuevo Mundo pudieron sobrevivir en mayor medida que otras.

Atlantic Studies

The demand for beeswax for liturgical and medicinal purposes in the Americas vastly increased wit... more The demand for beeswax for liturgical and medicinal purposes in the Americas vastly increased with the arrival of the Spanish. However, the absence of bees in early colonial Peru meant that this demand could not be met locally. Some beeswax was imported from Spain and from other American regions, but an alternative source emerged with the Portuguese slave trade from Senegambia where the product was abundant. Using the account books of one of the main slave traders to Peru, Manuel Bautista Pérez, this paper follows the trajectory of the beeswax from Senegambia to Lima, via Cartagena de Indias and the Panamanian isthmus. It reveals how this trade linked producers and consumers in distant regions and how it was dependent on social relationships, cultural values and ecological conditions that were geographically and historically contingent. It shows how the beeswax trade was inextricably linked to the operation of the Portuguese slave trade so that when Portugal lost the monopoly contract for the introduction of slaves to Spanish America in 1640, the beeswax trade from Africa evaporated despite ongoing demand and profitability. Subsequently Lima imported most of its beeswax from Europe or other American regions. Due the centrality of bees to the story, it reveals how animals may play an important role in history even if they are not regarded as active agents and their significance is circumscribed by humans.

Proceedings of the British Academy, 1993

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Bull. Inst. fr. études andines, 1996

... the period prior to the rebellion in 1578 is well-documented (Newson, 1995:271-83,325-34; Obe... more ... the period prior to the rebellion in 1578 is well-documented (Newson, 1995:271-83,325-34; Oberem, 1980:61-95; Porras, 1961:26 ... appear in testimonies presented by Miranda and two subsequent governors of Quijos, Alvaro de Cárdenas and Vicente de los Reyes Villalobos. ...

The Journal of Asian Studies, 2011