Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Los abolicionistas en Puerto Rico & El papel histórico y social de la mujer en el Caribe hispánico con énfasis en Puerto Rico

Figueroa, Dra. Loida, “Los abolicionistas en Puerto Rico” & “El papel histórico y social de la mujer en el Caribe hispánico con énfasis en Puerto Rico”

Dra. Loida Figueroa: Por muchos años se distinguió como profesora de Historia en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez. Fue una de las primeras mujeres en escribir un libro sobre historia puertorriqueña. Su “Breve historia de Puerto Rico” se publicó en 1968 y fue reeditado en varias ocasiones. (…) En 1957 obtuvo una plaza de profesora en el Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas (CAAM, luego UPR en Mayagüez), y comenzó a laborar en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. En Mayagüez se integró al Comité del PIP. Conoció a Rafael Cancel Rodríguez, Santiago Mari, Lidia Barreto, Juan Mari Brás y otros; con ellos fue partidaria de transformaciones en el Partido. Sin embargo, la negación al cambio en el PIP, contribuyó a que Figueroa y los otros independentistas mencionados, entre otros, en 1959 fundaran el Movimiento Pro Independencia (MPI). Este movimiento desarrolló una campaña más combativa que el PIP y de crítica abierta al Gobierno.

A Short History Of Barbados

Connell, Neville C., A Short History Of Barbados, Barbados Museum & Historical Society, 1 Jan. 1960.

The Barbados Coat of Arms was designed by Mr. Neville C. Connell who was director of the Barbados Museum for almost 24 years. He was a prolific writer and contributed a great number of articles for the Museum Journals, local newspapers as well as publications overseas. He was educated at Harrison College, Barbados and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar at Grey's Inn. He served in the Royal Artillery on the outbreak of war. After his discharge he worked in an Antique Dealer's business and was also Assistant Secretary of the Institute Practitioners in Advertising. The Design of Barbados Coat of Arms was the result of extensive research conducted by Mr. Connell who was a student of Heraldy. He was assisted in this work by Mrs. Hilda Ince (now deceased), an excellent artist. The developmental sketches of the Coat of Arms remain in the possession of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society.

Ethnicity, Nationalism and Politics: the Haitian Case

Manigat, Leslie F., “Ethnicity, Nationalism and Politics: the Haitian Case”, St. Augustine, Trinidad: Institute of International Relations, n.d.

Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988.[2] He served as President for only a few months, from February 1988 to June 1988, before being ousted by the military in a coup d'état. Leslie Manigat was a professor at the prestigious l'Université de Paris-VIII Vincennes, where he gave courses on World History. He also published articles on education in various Haitian newspapers: Le Nouvelliste, La Phalange, and Le Matin.

Transition from Conservatism to Liberalism in Guatemala, 1865 - 1871

Clegern, Wayne M., “Transition from Conservatism to Liberalism in Guatemala, 1865 - 1871”, [with the exception of the first two paragraphs, this article was translated into Spanish and appeared as “Tránsito de Conservatismo a Liberalismo en Guatemala (1865 – 1871),” Revista del Pensamiento Centroamericano, 31 (Abril – Junio, 1976), No. 151: 60 – 65].

Wayne Clegern was a Professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at Colorado State University, retiring in 2000. Before that he was a Professor of History at Louisiana State University, New Orleans, where he served as Chairman of the History Department.

Monday, July 1, 2024

Bulletin No. VII - Association of Caribbean Historians

Association of Caribbean Historians (ACH), ACH Bulletin No. VII, June 1977. [Annexed: “Historical Notes on the Formation of the Association of Caribbean Historians”, by W.K. Marshall, & Seventh Annual Conference of Caribbean Historians’ Theme Program entitled “Social, Political and Economic Adjustments to the Ending of Slavery in the Caribbean”]

The Bulletin is the semi-annual newsletter of the Association of Caribbean Historians. June issues include information about the following year’s conference venue, calls for papers, and annual and semi-annual prize competitions.

Friday, June 28, 2024

Ponencias del Segundo Encuentro de Historiadores Latinoamericanos

Ponencias del Segundo Encuentro de Historiadores Latinoamericanos, del 20 al 26 de marzo de 1977 en Caracas, organizado por la Escuela de Historia de la Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Asociación de Historiadores Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (ADHILAC):
Gracias a las gestiones de los organizadores de la reunión fundacional en México, se consiguió desarrollar un II Encuentro, del 20 al 26 de marzo de 1977 en Caracas, organizado por la Escuela de Historia de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, con el respaldo de la Universidad del Zulia y del gobierno venezolano. Alrededor de cuatrocientos delegados y observadores de diferentes países, incluyendo participantes del Caribe –entre ellos, los ya desaparecidos historiadores Manuel Moreno Fraginals y Francisco Pérez Guzmán, los primeros cubanos en incorporarse a las actividades de ADHILAC- se dieron cita en la capital venezolana. Las ponencias de este congreso, celebrado en la Sala de Armas del Círculo Militar de Caracas, fueron después editadas por los organizadores venezolanos encabezados por Germán Carrera Damas y Eduardo Arcila Farías.


Thanks to the efforts of the organizers of the founding meeting of ADHILAC (the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians) in Mexico, a Second Meeting was held, from March 20 to 26, 1977 in Caracas, organized by the School of History of the Central University of Venezuela, with the support of the University of Zulia and the Venezuelan government. Around four hundred delegates and observers from different countries, including participants from the Caribbean – among them, the now deceased historians Manuel Moreno Fraginals and Francisco Pérez Guzmán, the first Cubans to join ADHILAC activities – gathered in the Venezuelan capital. The presentations of this congress, held in the Weapons Room of the Military Circle of Caracas, were later edited by the Venezuelan organizers headed by Germán Carrera Damas and Eduardo Arcila Farías.


Jaramillo Uribe, Jaime, “Las sociedades democráticas de artesanos y la coyuntura política y social colombiana de 1848”

Moreno Fraginals, Manuel, “La Brecha Informativa: Información y desinformación como herramientas de dominio neocolonial en el siglo XIX”

Arcila Farías, Eduardo, “Ideas Económicas en Hispanoamérica: periodo de gestación y afirmación de la república”

Santana Cardoso, Ciro Flamarion, “La brecha campesina en el sistema esclavista”

Florescano Mayet, Enrique Federico, “La influencia del estado en la historiografía”

Acheen, René, “La abolición de la esclavitud en las ‘sugar islands’ del Caribe: el caso de Martinica y Guadalupe”

Halperin Donghi, Tulio, “La cuantificación histórica: trayectoria y problemas”

Lovera González, José Rafael, “La conciencia del papel del conocimiento científico y de la tecnología en el desarrollo de la sociedad: El caso de Venezuela en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX”

Tolentino Dipp, Hugo, “Apuntes acerca de la formación de la nación dominicana”

Franco, Franklin J., “Sobre la enseñanza de la historia patria en la Republica Dominicana”

Carvallo, Gastón y Josefina Ríos de Hernández, “Notas para el estudio del binomio plantación-conuco en la hacienda agrícola venezolana”

Witker, Alejandro, “Historiador, conciencia nacional y el proyecto de una nueva sociedad”

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Papers from the X Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians, St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands

Papers from the X Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians, St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands, 1978.

The ACH membership includes students, graduate students, faculty, staff of public and government institutions, and independent or retired researchers. While it began under the auspices of history, it now frequently hosts papers and panels on Caribbean literature, art, theatre, archeology, material culture, and identity.


Baa, Enid M., “The Brandenburgers at St. Thomas or the Bordeaux Plantation, 1685 - 1973”

Buisseret, David J., “The Transition from Military to Civilian Rule in 17th Century Jamaica: An Example”

Dalleo, Peter D., “Pirates and Plunderers: Rethinking Bahamian History”

Haraksingh, Kusha, "Estates, Labour and Population in Trinidad, 1870 - 1900"

Rankin, Hugh E., “Portrait of a Pirate”

Samaroo, Brinsley, “The Mirror of War: Trinidad Newspaper Coverage of the First World War, 1914 – 1918”

Marshall, Bernard, "Anglo-Black Carib Rivalry and Subsequent War of 1772 - 1773 in St. Vincent -- A Reassessment"

McAvoy, Muriel, “An Abolitionist View of St. Thomas in 1836, with notes and an introduction”