- School of Cultures, Languages & Area Studies
B2 Trent Building
University of Nottingham
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Nottingham NG7 2RD
United Kingdom
- Archaeology of Internment, Memory and materiality, Conflict Archaeology, Conflict, post-conflict and culture, Spanish Civil War, Archaeology of the Spanish Civil War, and 18 moreMilitary Architecture, Spanish-American War, Colonial Cuba, Rif War, Spanish Colonial Archaeology, Queer Archaeologies, Reception Studies, Forensic Archaeology, Dark Tourism, Guerrilla Warfare, Insurgency/Counterinsurgency(COIN), Reconcentration Camps, Concentration Camps, Archaeology of Colonialism, Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, Carceral Geography, and Filipino American Waredit
- Since October 2008 I have been enjoying an indefinite 'sabbatical' in my (former) professional career in the IT (FLOS... moreSince October 2008 I have been enjoying an indefinite 'sabbatical' in my (former) professional career in the IT (FLOSS) sector. I moved to the UK in 2009, and two years later I obtained a BSc degree in Archaeology at the University of Leicester. In my undergraduate dissertation I analysed how archaeologists are taking part in the exhumation of mass graves from the Spanish Civil War whilst interacting with historians, forensic anthropologists, the press and the victims' relatives in a highly politicised environment. In December 2012 I finished a Master's degree in Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (including an academic stay of four months at the University of Zaragoza). My MA dissertation addressed the use and development of the so-called military 'trochas', a series of fortified lines and blockhouses that were used by the Spanish in their fight against the Cuban insurgents in the mid-late 19th century.
In October 2012 I joined the Centre for Research on Cuba (University of Nottingham) thanks to one of the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for Research Excellence. My PhD thesis, entitled “AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF COUNTER-INSURGENCY: EXPLORING THE MATERIALITY AND MEMORY OF CUBAN RECONCENTRATION CAMPS (1895-1898)”, was focused on 'reconcentración', a devastating counter-insurgency strategy put into practice by the Spanish colonial authorities in late c19th during the Cuban War of Independence and usually identified as the context in which the modern concept of concentration camp emerged. My main objective was to obtain enough empirical information to improve significantly our understanding about how these measures were really implemented on the ground (in terms of their material dimension) and how they reconfigured spatially the landscape at the different scales in which that mass internment operated. This research has explored in detail which, when and how settlements in the region of Pinar del Río (western Cuba) were either militarised and transformed into reconcentration camps (in the case of the already existing villages), or directly designed and created from scratch with that specific function in mind. This was achieved by confirming the existence and location of the possible remains of former military activities and physical changes on the landscape. I expect this work to be the first step towards an eventual definition and recognition of a new formal category of concentration camp with its own logics, aesthetics, and military, political and economic particularities.
I am extremely thankful to those entities and institutions which have supported my doctoral research project.
- Society for Latin American Studies Harold Blakemore Prize [2017]
- Society for Latin American Studies Conference Grant [2016]
- 2 x School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies PG Research Fund, UoN [2014 & 2016].
- Royal Historical Society Research Expenses Grant [2015].
- Andrew Hendry Postgraduate Scholarship, UoN [2015].
- Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology Research Grant [2014].
- Graduate School Travel Prize, UoN [2014].
- Centre for Research on Cuba, UoN [2014].
- Academic stay at the University of Amsterdam. Universitas 21 Prize Scholarship, UoN [2014].
- Academic stay at the University of Zaragoza. Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport [2012].
After two years working as Research Assistant and Teaching Affiliate at the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at Nottingham, I am now in charge of the ARKEOPLANET project, an initiative for the promotion of the European archaeological tourism sector: http://www.arkeoplanet.com
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During the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898), the Spanish military authorities put into practice a radical counter-insurgency strategy known as reconcentration. Usually identified as the context in which the modern concept of... more
During the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898), the Spanish military authorities put into practice a radical counter-insurgency strategy known as reconcentration. Usually identified as the context in which the modern concept of concentration camp emerged, that policy of mass relocation of the civilian population resulted in tens of thousands of victims, mainly due to starvation, poor sanitation, and the spread of epidemic diseases. This thesis analyses how that process was actually implemented on the ground, combining historical sources, oral tradition and the archaeological investigation of the physical effects that those measures had on the urban and rural landscapes. Through that approach, and using several case studies from the western province of Pinar del Río, this research offers new insights about the material and spatial transformations that took place during the conflict. It also establishes an innovative model for undertaking the study of later episodes in which regular armies had similarly resorted to reconcentration as a way to impose a complete segregation between guerrilla fighters and non-combatants.
Research Interests: Military History, Latin American Studies, Historical Archaeology, Insurgency/Counterinsurgency(COIN), Conflict Archaeology, and 8 moreCuban History, Spanish American colonial studies, Guerrilla Warfare, Involuntary Resettlement, Spanish Military History, Archaeology of Internment, Forced migration and displacement, and Reconcentration Camps
Este Trabajo de Fin de Máster constituye la primera fase de un proyecto de investigación doctoral interdisciplinar titulado “An archaeology of counter-insurgency: exploring the materiality and memory of 'reconcentración' during the Cuban... more
Este Trabajo de Fin de Máster constituye la primera fase de un proyecto de investigación doctoral interdisciplinar titulado “An archaeology of counter-insurgency: exploring the materiality and memory of 'reconcentración' during the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898)” que ha dado comienzo en octubre de 2012 en el Departamento de Estudios Hispánicos, Portugueses y Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de Nottingham (Reino Unido), y que cuenta con financiación por un periodo de tres años por parte de la Vice Chancellor's Scholarship for Research Excellence. El objetivo es abordar un estudio centrado en la política de reconcentración llevada a cabo por las autoridades españolas en Cuba bajo el mando del general Valeriano Weyler, y que suele apuntarse como el origen último del concepto moderno de campo de concentración. La zona de análisis corresponde al extremo occidental de la isla que en su momento estuvo delimitada por la llamada “Trocha de Mariel a Majana” y que en la actualidad forma parte de las provincias de Pinar del Río y Artemisa. Espero que mi investigación ayude a enfocar la atención pública y académica hacia este proceso histórico, y que ofrezca una nueva visión sobre cómo se ideó e implementó, sobre sus repercusiones en las gentes y los espacios, y sobre cómo las memorias y representaciones culturales de esta dolorosa experiencia forman parte todavía hoy de la vida diaria de los cubanos. Mi intención en poner en práctica una aproximación metodológica fruto de la combinación de la arqueología del paisaje, la geografía histórica y la etnografía de cara a estudiar los restos materiales y efectos de la reconcentración, así como la relación dinámica entre esta materialidad y su recuerdo.
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This dissertation analyses the role archaeologists are playing in Spain within the context of the so-called 'recovery of the historical memory'. I will review how the archaeology of the Spanish Civil War is being constructed by trying to... more
This dissertation analyses the role archaeologists are playing in Spain within the context of the so-called 'recovery of the historical memory'. I will review how the archaeology of the Spanish Civil War is being constructed by trying to combine very different approaches towards heritage, human rights and political activism. This is a recent and ongoing process which still needs the development of a coherent theoretical base. I will use the exhumation of mass graves as a phenomenon in which the complexities and contradictions of the current situation can be revealed. My main objective is to demonstrate how imperative it is to initiate a deep debate at the heart of the discipline in order to reconsider how archaeologists are joining this social movement. I will review several examples that illustrate the way some academics and professionals are beginning to assume new public responsibilities. This alternative implies defining and defending their own criteria while taking part in broader political controversies. This is precisely what tends to be avoided by those who understand the archaeological practice as an aseptic or apolitical task. In the case of the 'recovery of the historical memory', this conception does relegate archaeologists to a merely technical position with little legitimacy to question their own framework.
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A talk on General Valeriano Weyler and reconcentration in Cuba as part of the University of Barcelona's "Rastres i Rostres de la Violència" seminar series.
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This talk is based on an essay that has recently been awarded the 2017 Harold Blakemore Prize by the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), to which I am very grateful. Hopefully I will get this piece of work published on the Bulletin... more
This talk is based on an essay that has recently been awarded the 2017 Harold Blakemore Prize by the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), to which I am very grateful. Hopefully I will get this piece of work published on the Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) by the end of this year...
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Usually identified as the ultimate origin of the modern concept of concentration camp, current interpretations about the policy of reconcentración, implemented by the Spanish colonial authorities during the struggle for Cuban independence... more
Usually identified as the ultimate origin of the modern concept of concentration camp, current interpretations about the policy of reconcentración, implemented by the Spanish colonial authorities during the struggle for Cuban independence (1868-1898), tend to omit the very significant repercussions that these experiences had on the Latin American context itself over the twentieth century. This counter-insurgency strategy, based on the large-scale displacement and confinement of non-combatant population in militarised enclaves, was heavily criticised at the time but largely replicated later, not only in places such as South Africa, the Philippines, Manchukuo or South Vietnam, but also in other Caribbean and Central American countries. From the U.S. armed interventions in Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, or the Cristero Rebellion in Mexico, to the infamous Operación Sofía and the genocide of the Ixil people in Guatemala, reconcentration has had many different forms, justifications, and consequences for the civilian population. In my paper I will review the contribution of my doctoral research to the understanding of the emergence and widespread use of reconcentration camps in colonial Cuba. In that case, more than 150,000 victims are said to have been caused by starvation, lack of proper sanitation, and infectious diseases. I will also explore the episodes and ways in which similar measures have been applied in the region after the turn of the century, as well as their historical and intellectual connections.
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The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century witnessed the appearance of what scholars (such as Everdell, Agamben and Goldhagen) usually define as the first modern concentration camps. Their almost simultaneous use... more
The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century witnessed the appearance of what scholars (such as Everdell, Agamben and Goldhagen) usually define as the first modern concentration camps. Their almost simultaneous use during the Cuban War for Independence (1895-1898), the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) represents a turning point in the way non-combatant population would be managed in recent conflicts, especially by modern counter-insurgency doctrines. In all those case-studies, drastic measures designed to defeat local guerrilla groups ended up causing tens of thousands of civilian victims, mainly due to starvation, poor sanitation and the spread of epidemic diseases among overcrowded encampments. Interestingly, the basic principle of undermining the insurgents' military capacity by segregating and confining the rural population in militarised enclaves has been put into practice in many other later contexts, such as Libya, British Malaya, Algeria and Vietnam.
My doctoral research is focused on how the so-called policy of reconcentración was implemented on the ground by Spanish colonial authorities in their attempt to dominate the Cuban insurrection in the mid-1890s. In my paper, based on my own fieldwork in western Cuba, I will review the potential contribution of historical archaeology to the understanding of these episodes of mass violence, not only in terms of their material dimension but also of their long-term impact upon landscape. I will also critically explore how contemporary historiography has interpreted the indiscriminate internment of the Cuban population and the more than 150,000 victims that it produced, including the bitter controversies around the intentionality of those deaths and the polemical figure of Spanish Captain-General Valeriano Weyler.
My doctoral research is focused on how the so-called policy of reconcentración was implemented on the ground by Spanish colonial authorities in their attempt to dominate the Cuban insurrection in the mid-1890s. In my paper, based on my own fieldwork in western Cuba, I will review the potential contribution of historical archaeology to the understanding of these episodes of mass violence, not only in terms of their material dimension but also of their long-term impact upon landscape. I will also critically explore how contemporary historiography has interpreted the indiscriminate internment of the Cuban population and the more than 150,000 victims that it produced, including the bitter controversies around the intentionality of those deaths and the polemical figure of Spanish Captain-General Valeriano Weyler.
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The reconcentration policy proclaimed by Spanish Captain-General Valeriano Weyler in 1896 still remains as a very controversial topic, evoking some of the darkest episodes of the Cuban War for Independence and the Spanish colonial past.... more
The reconcentration policy proclaimed by Spanish Captain-General Valeriano Weyler in 1896 still remains as a very controversial topic, evoking some of the darkest episodes of the Cuban War for Independence and the Spanish colonial past. Maybe as a consequence of a complex process of post-conflict reconciliation and nation-building, historians and archaeologists have traditionally paid little attention to the implementation and devastating impact of those measures on the ground. Interestingly, this strategy, mainly intended to prevent the non-combatant population from aiding the insurgents by applying a large-scale scorched-earth policy and mass internment, has been replicated in many other contexts during the 20th century, from South Africa and the Philippines to Algeria and South Vietnam.
In the Cuban case, while general descriptions refer to tens of thousands of civilians being relocated in a series of fortified towns where they suffered from starvation and lack of proper sanitation, the details and spatial dimension of this process still remain largely unexplored. My research is focused on the effects of reconcentration on both urban and rural environments, trying to understand the role that not only Spanish-held towns but specially coastal settlements and military outposts played in the configuration of a militarised landscape shaped by the tactical, economical and ideological perceptions of that displaced population. In this paper I will explain the preliminary results of a two-month fieldwork campaign in western Cuba (January-March 2014), after which it has been possible to establish the specific locations where some of those reconcentration camps were erected.
In the Cuban case, while general descriptions refer to tens of thousands of civilians being relocated in a series of fortified towns where they suffered from starvation and lack of proper sanitation, the details and spatial dimension of this process still remain largely unexplored. My research is focused on the effects of reconcentration on both urban and rural environments, trying to understand the role that not only Spanish-held towns but specially coastal settlements and military outposts played in the configuration of a militarised landscape shaped by the tactical, economical and ideological perceptions of that displaced population. In this paper I will explain the preliminary results of a two-month fieldwork campaign in western Cuba (January-March 2014), after which it has been possible to establish the specific locations where some of those reconcentration camps were erected.
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The nineteenth century witnessed the emergence of a series of innovative military responses to the so-called "small wars". Especially in colonial contexts, western armies had sometimes to deal with the opposition of a large proportion of... more
The nineteenth century witnessed the emergence of a series of innovative military responses to the so-called "small wars". Especially in colonial contexts, western armies had sometimes to deal with the opposition of a large proportion of the local population and the spread of guerrilla warfare. In many cases, this unconventional and 'uncivilised' tactics led to the application of ruthless and indiscriminate measures against those who were perceived as rebels. Once the classical distinction between combatants and civilians vanished, this counter-insurgency violence started to explicitly target the non-combatant population as part of the strategy to undermine and defeat the armed resistance. This rationale also justified the systematic destruction of the local economic and social base that guerrilla fighters needed in order to operate without a formal military structure.
From the Peninsular War in 1808 up to the mid-late twentieth century, some of these actions have left a deep imprint on the landscapes and memories of these conflicts. Thousands of blockhouses and small posts were built all around the world in a desperate effort to dominate and control hostile territories and critical lines of communication. At some point in the mid nineteenth century, this concept evolved into a more sophisticated solution, involving the complete isolation and gradual 'disinfection' of the areas dominated by the insurgents. These pacification processes usually included the construction of fortified lines, acting as a "condon sanitaire", and the adoption of aggressive scorched-earth and forced relocation or internment policies. In this paper I will offer an overview of the intellectual development and possible historical precedents of the reconcentration camps built in late c19th Cuba, a phenomenon that is usually referred as the ultimate origin of the modern concept of concentration camp.
From the Peninsular War in 1808 up to the mid-late twentieth century, some of these actions have left a deep imprint on the landscapes and memories of these conflicts. Thousands of blockhouses and small posts were built all around the world in a desperate effort to dominate and control hostile territories and critical lines of communication. At some point in the mid nineteenth century, this concept evolved into a more sophisticated solution, involving the complete isolation and gradual 'disinfection' of the areas dominated by the insurgents. These pacification processes usually included the construction of fortified lines, acting as a "condon sanitaire", and the adoption of aggressive scorched-earth and forced relocation or internment policies. In this paper I will offer an overview of the intellectual development and possible historical precedents of the reconcentration camps built in late c19th Cuba, a phenomenon that is usually referred as the ultimate origin of the modern concept of concentration camp.
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The Mapping Reconcentrados project focuses on reconcentration, a historical phenomenon that has been traditionally disregarded despite its crucial relevance for the understanding of mass violence in modern conflicts. This devastating... more
The Mapping Reconcentrados project focuses on reconcentration, a historical phenomenon that has been traditionally disregarded despite its crucial relevance for the understanding of mass violence in modern conflicts. This devastating counter-insurgency strategy, usually referred as the frame in which the modern concept of concentration camp emerged, was first implemented by the Spanish colonial authorities in nineteenth-century Cuba as a way to isolate the non-combatant population from the pro-independence guerrilla groups. Interestingly, a similar model has been replicated in many other contexts during the twentieth century. In all these cases, such as South Africa, the Philippines, Libya, British Malaya, Algeria or South Vietnam, the civilian population became the target of a ruthless military response designed to eliminate, once and for all, any possible support to the insurgency. Only in Cuba, for instance, more than 150,000 reconcentrados are said to have died as a (collateral) consequence of these measures, whilst probably over 45,000 Boer and African inmates perished at the 'refugee' camps in South Africa.
Our presentation explains the main objectives of this project, which is intended to encourage a fruitful debate and knowledge exchange among doctoral students and scholars working on these topics from disciplines such as History, Archaeology and Anthropology, War Studies, Memory and Post-Conflict Studies and Cultural Heritage Management. The on-line research community that we are coordinating from the University of Nottingham intends to promote networking and collaboration between researchers from different universities, countries and disciplines, and between these researchers and the wider community. This platform will be a meeting point where different experiences and approaches can be disseminated, shared, discussed, and eventually adapted to other projects (in terms of methodology, theoretical background, fieldwork methods, community engagement, or funding). Through our own research, especially on Cuba, we will illustrate how we expect this initiative to be of benefit to those studies that try to analyse and contextualise the particularities and memories of the different episodes of reconcentration that have taken place all around the world.
Our presentation explains the main objectives of this project, which is intended to encourage a fruitful debate and knowledge exchange among doctoral students and scholars working on these topics from disciplines such as History, Archaeology and Anthropology, War Studies, Memory and Post-Conflict Studies and Cultural Heritage Management. The on-line research community that we are coordinating from the University of Nottingham intends to promote networking and collaboration between researchers from different universities, countries and disciplines, and between these researchers and the wider community. This platform will be a meeting point where different experiences and approaches can be disseminated, shared, discussed, and eventually adapted to other projects (in terms of methodology, theoretical background, fieldwork methods, community engagement, or funding). Through our own research, especially on Cuba, we will illustrate how we expect this initiative to be of benefit to those studies that try to analyse and contextualise the particularities and memories of the different episodes of reconcentration that have taken place all around the world.
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It has usually been underlined how crucial the visual representations of the mass grave exhumations have been for the public involvement in the so-called “historical memory movement" in Spain. It involves both the intentional production... more
It has usually been underlined how crucial the visual representations of the mass grave exhumations have been for the public involvement in the so-called “historical memory movement" in Spain. It involves both the intentional production of a series of very specific forms and the mass consumption of these peculiar evocations of the social trauma caused by the Spanish Civil War. I will review how archaeologists' work has been depicted during this process and explore some possible precedents that could help to understand this phenomenon.
During the Cuban War for Independence, blockhouses and defensive lines (the so-called "trochas") were constructed in order to divide the island into separate sectors that could be gradually 'disinfected' of insurgents. The non-combatant... more
During the Cuban War for Independence, blockhouses and defensive lines (the so-called "trochas") were constructed in order to divide the island into separate sectors that could be gradually 'disinfected' of insurgents. The non-combatant population was removed from rural areas and resettled in a number of fortified towns where they would be 'protected' by Spanish troops. This counter-insurgency tactic led to the indiscriminate confinement of hundred thousands of civilians and is usually referred as the ultimate origin of the modern concept of concentration camp. Despite this, little research seems to have been carried out on the spatial dimension of this process, on how it actually took place on the ground, or on the extent to which it changed the landscape. I will argue that conflict archaeology might contribute to understand the way it was implemented, its long-term repercussions upon people and places, and how the memories of this tragedy still persist.
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The Spanish Civil War has traditionally been a source of interest and inspiration for historians, sociologists, politicians, novelists and even film-makers. Nevertheless, it has not been until the last decade that archaeologists have got... more
The Spanish Civil War has traditionally been a source of interest and inspiration for historians, sociologists, politicians, novelists and even film-makers. Nevertheless, it has not been until the last decade that archaeologists have got fully involved in the study of the material dimension of this conflict and its aftermath: General Franco's national-Catholic dictatorship. Different branches seem to be joining in order to conform what is usually referred as the 'archaeology of the Spanish Civil War'. On the one hand, evolved from a tradition of military history and architecture, there is a growing interest in approaching 'archaeologically' the physical remains of the armed confrontation (battlefields, trench systems, urban air-raid shelters, etc). On the other hand, archaeologists have become an essential part of the civic movement campaigning for the so-called 'recovery of the historical memory'. This is a complex social phenomenon based on the widespread political repression that took place in Spain during and after the war, and whose most famous expression is the exhumation of mass graves all around the country. The construction of an 'archaeology of the Spanish Civil War' as a combination of so different approaches (heritage preservation and education, human rights investigations, left-wing political activism, etc.) does still require the development of a coherent theoretical corpus. It is the intention of this session to offer a global perspective of this multiplicity of viewpoints and motivations, while encouraging a deep international debate around the role and public responsibilities of archaeologists working on this field.
ArqueotuR -Archaeological Tourism Network- is a worldwide international project born in 2006 and led by academics and professionals from the archaeology and tourism sectors. It is co-ordinated by the University of Barcelona and Ibertur... more
ArqueotuR -Archaeological Tourism Network- is a worldwide international project born in 2006 and led by academics and professionals from the archaeology and tourism sectors. It is co-ordinated by the University of Barcelona and Ibertur Network, and comprises a series of public and private institutions working together for the development and promotion of sustainable archaeological tourism. ArqueotuR’s main public interface, its web portal http://www.arqueotur.org (Yahoo! Award-winning Spanish website in 2007), provides detailed and geo-referenced information about archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centres, events and festivals, as well as other initiatives by public and private stakeholders related to archaeological heritage. ArqueotuR contains only those sites which are open to the public and offer some basic resources and services to the visitors. The information collected and supplied through the website intends to facilitate the user to design the whole journey, linking heritage and cultural resources with tourism services available in the area, such as guided visits, accommodation and food, local craft workshops, specialist bookshops, etc. Beyond well-known World Heritage sites, the project also works towards the consolidation of those tourism products that include less popular sites and regions, encouraging the creation of thematic routes that strengthen inter-regional and international relations and the local third sector. ArqueotuR has collaborated with public bodies such as the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in the promotion of archaeological tourism in Latin America, the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa through the creation of specific products like the Cave Art Route and the Central-American Colonial Route. At the time of writing, ArqueotuR is implementing its strategy to expand the project to non-Spanish speaking countries on the basis of a refurbished multi-lingual website and the location of new local partners, with a special emphasis on the Mediterranean area and northwestern Europe. This paper is intended to expose the project’s model, state of the art, and forthcoming actions.
The war for Cuban independence, which began as the latest attempt in a series of insurgency movements against the Spanish rule, led to a major international conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. In the end, after less that... more
The war for Cuban independence, which began as the latest attempt in a series of insurgency movements against the Spanish rule, led to a major international conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. In the end, after less that four months of open hostilities, Spain accepted the loss of the majority of its remaining overseas colonies in the Caribbean, South-eastern Asia and the Pacific. The so-called 'Disaster of the 98' became the starting point for a U.S. foreign policy that has shaped the military and political history of the 20th century.
Surprisingly, it has not been until quite recently that archaeologists have slowly started to explore this crucial conflict through its spaces and material remains. The potential for this approach looks really promising, as it might offer new insights into modern phenomena such as the precocious use of (re)concentration camps or the expression of contested memories related to 'humanitarian' interventions. In this paper I will review the state-of-the-art and identify some possible directions for the future archaeological research in this area.
Surprisingly, it has not been until quite recently that archaeologists have slowly started to explore this crucial conflict through its spaces and material remains. The potential for this approach looks really promising, as it might offer new insights into modern phenomena such as the precocious use of (re)concentration camps or the expression of contested memories related to 'humanitarian' interventions. In this paper I will review the state-of-the-art and identify some possible directions for the future archaeological research in this area.
Andreas Stucki, Las guerras de Cuba: Violencia y campos de concentración (1868-1898), Madrid, La Esfera de los Libros, 2017, 413 pp.
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Su investigación de Doctorado para la Universidad de Nottingham explora, desde la Arqueología, las huellas de la Reconcentración que el 16 de febrero de 1896 iniciara el entonces Capitán General de la Isla Valeriano Weyler, como una... more
Su investigación de Doctorado para la Universidad de Nottingham explora, desde la Arqueología, las huellas de la Reconcentración que el 16 de febrero de 1896 iniciara el entonces Capitán General de la Isla Valeriano Weyler, como una estrategia contrainsurgente durante la Guerra hispano cubano-norteamericana.
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Un Álbum de Fotografías de la Guerra de Cuba; un Plano de la Clínica Militar de Artemisa de 1897; y otros documentos inéditos, forman parte de una donación enviada a la biblioteca provincial Ciro Redondo por el estudiante doctoral en... more
Un Álbum de Fotografías de la Guerra de Cuba; un Plano de la Clínica Militar de Artemisa de 1897; y otros documentos inéditos, forman parte de una donación enviada a la biblioteca provincial Ciro Redondo por el estudiante doctoral en arqueología de la Universidad de Nottingham, Alberto P. Martí.