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Our latest issue (82:2) is now online! Highlights include an interdisciplinary examination of a rare 16th-century manuscript lectionary containing Nahuatl translations of Biblical texts by Barbara E. Mundy, Ben Leeming & Mary Elizabeth Haude. Explore more at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Our latest issue (82:2) is now online! Highlights include an interdisciplinary examination of a rare 16th-century manuscript lectionary containing Nahuatl translations of Biblical texts by Barbara E. Mundy, Ben Leeming & Mary Elizabeth Haude. Explore more at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We’re highlighting new scholarship from The Americas editorial board member Barbara A. Sommer. Her new article in @ethnohistjournal.bsky.social explores Indigenous women’s central role in 18th-century interethnic alliances in northwestern Amazonia. bit.ly/3XvXIf6
“To Be at Peace”: Indigenous Women, Interethnic Marriages, and Cunhamenas in Northwestern Amazonia, 1730–1755 | Ethnohistory | Duke University Press
Abstract. Exogamous marriage among Northwest Amazonian peoples structured exchange networks, interethnic relations, and settlement patterns during
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November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We’re highlighting new scholarship from The Americas editorial board member Barbara A. Sommer. Her new article in @ethnohistjournal.bsky.social explores Indigenous women’s central role in 18th-century interethnic alliances in northwestern Amazonia. bit.ly/3XvXIf6
New Open Access Article: Between Communal, Emphyteutic, and Private Property by Pol Colàs
🌾 In nineteenth-century Bolivia, liberal reformers tried to transform Indigenous communal lands into private property.
🌾 In nineteenth-century Bolivia, liberal reformers tried to transform Indigenous communal lands into private property.
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New Open Access Article: Between Communal, Emphyteutic, and Private Property by Pol Colàs
🌾 In nineteenth-century Bolivia, liberal reformers tried to transform Indigenous communal lands into private property.
🌾 In nineteenth-century Bolivia, liberal reformers tried to transform Indigenous communal lands into private property.
We’re delighted to announce the 2025 Tibesar Prize for the best article published in The Americas! 🏆 Awarded in cooperation with The Conference on Latin American History, the prize recognizes exceptional scholarship ⬇️
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’re delighted to announce the 2025 Tibesar Prize for the best article published in The Americas! 🏆 Awarded in cooperation with The Conference on Latin American History, the prize recognizes exceptional scholarship ⬇️
New: @jfschwaller.bsky.social remembers Fr. Francisco Morales Valerio (1937–2024), a towering figure in the study of colonial Mexico & the Franciscan order. His path took him to Washington, DC & Rome before returning to Puebla, where he founded the Biblioteca Franciscana in Cholula.
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New: @jfschwaller.bsky.social remembers Fr. Francisco Morales Valerio (1937–2024), a towering figure in the study of colonial Mexico & the Franciscan order. His path took him to Washington, DC & Rome before returning to Puebla, where he founded the Biblioteca Franciscana in Cholula.
The Americas thanks John “Fritz” Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social for his years of service as Senior Editor 👏 Over the past 5 years, he guided the journal through key transitions in publishing & helped maintain its reputation as a premier venue for Latin American history.
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Americas thanks John “Fritz” Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social for his years of service as Senior Editor 👏 Over the past 5 years, he guided the journal through key transitions in publishing & helped maintain its reputation as a premier venue for Latin American history.
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My thanks also to Kirsten Schultz (Seton Hall) for a keen and generous review of Peopling for Profit that appeared earlier in @tamquarterly.bsky.social:
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September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My thanks also to Kirsten Schultz (Seton Hall) for a keen and generous review of Peopling for Profit that appeared earlier in @tamquarterly.bsky.social:
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For open access to the book:
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For open access to the book:
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🌎 “How can the lessons of past struggle inform movements for political change today?”
This question sits at the heart of three recent books on the Mexican Revolution, reviewed by @llchristyll.bsky.social in The Americas.
This question sits at the heart of three recent books on the Mexican Revolution, reviewed by @llchristyll.bsky.social in The Americas.
August 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🌎 “How can the lessons of past struggle inform movements for political change today?”
This question sits at the heart of three recent books on the Mexican Revolution, reviewed by @llchristyll.bsky.social in The Americas.
This question sits at the heart of three recent books on the Mexican Revolution, reviewed by @llchristyll.bsky.social in The Americas.
🚢 Who built the ships & charted the routes that powered Spain’s Pacific empire? In a new episode of @hagleycenter.bsky.social History Hangout, historian Leo Garofalo—former Associate Editor of The Americas—discusses Afro-Andean sailors and shipbuilders in Spanish Peru.
July 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚢 Who built the ships & charted the routes that powered Spain’s Pacific empire? In a new episode of @hagleycenter.bsky.social History Hangout, historian Leo Garofalo—former Associate Editor of The Americas—discusses Afro-Andean sailors and shipbuilders in Spanish Peru.
The Americas honors the memory of Eric Van Young (1946–2024), a distinguished historian of Mexico and a mentor whose generosity and scholarship left an enduring mark on the field.
Read the full tribute by Cynthia Radding: bit.ly/4m317w6
Read the full tribute by Cynthia Radding: bit.ly/4m317w6
In Memoriam: Eric Van Young 1946–2024 | The Americas | Cambridge Core
In Memoriam: Eric Van Young 1946–2024
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July 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Americas honors the memory of Eric Van Young (1946–2024), a distinguished historian of Mexico and a mentor whose generosity and scholarship left an enduring mark on the field.
Read the full tribute by Cynthia Radding: bit.ly/4m317w6
Read the full tribute by Cynthia Radding: bit.ly/4m317w6
📚 Not sure what to read this summer?
Explore the Book Reviews section of The Americas to see what scholars are reading and reviewing across Latin American history. Our reviewers offer sharp insight and fresh perspectives on new and important titles.
Explore the Book Reviews section of The Americas to see what scholars are reading and reviewing across Latin American history. Our reviewers offer sharp insight and fresh perspectives on new and important titles.
July 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📚 Not sure what to read this summer?
Explore the Book Reviews section of The Americas to see what scholars are reading and reviewing across Latin American history. Our reviewers offer sharp insight and fresh perspectives on new and important titles.
Explore the Book Reviews section of The Americas to see what scholars are reading and reviewing across Latin American history. Our reviewers offer sharp insight and fresh perspectives on new and important titles.
🎬 What does Mickey Mouse have to do with U.S. foreign policy? During WWII, the U.S. government partnered with Disney and Latin American officials to spread pro-American sentiment across the region. Behind the charm of films like Saludos Amigos was a carefully coordinated propaganda campaign.
July 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎬 What does Mickey Mouse have to do with U.S. foreign policy? During WWII, the U.S. government partnered with Disney and Latin American officials to spread pro-American sentiment across the region. Behind the charm of films like Saludos Amigos was a carefully coordinated propaganda campaign.
✨ Why publish with The Americas?
Because we work closely with authors to ensure strong ideas reach their full potential—whether it's a first publication or an established scholar exploring new ground.
Because we work closely with authors to ensure strong ideas reach their full potential—whether it's a first publication or an established scholar exploring new ground.
June 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
✨ Why publish with The Americas?
Because we work closely with authors to ensure strong ideas reach their full potential—whether it's a first publication or an established scholar exploring new ground.
Because we work closely with authors to ensure strong ideas reach their full potential—whether it's a first publication or an established scholar exploring new ground.
We’re thrilled to share that Travis Knoll’s article “‘In the Name of the God of All Names’” has received the Antonio Candido Prize for Best Humanities Article from @lasabluesky.bsky.social Brazil section! 🏆
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“In the Name of the God of All Names: Yahweh, Obatalá, Olorum”: The 1981 Quilombos Mass as an Ecumenical Pilgrimage in Brazil | The Americas | Cambridge Core
“In the Name of the God of All Names: Yahweh, Obatalá, Olorum”: The 1981 Quilombos Mass as an Ecumenical Pilgrimage in Brazil - Volume 81 Issue 1
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June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Travis Knoll’s article “‘In the Name of the God of All Names’” has received the Antonio Candido Prize for Best Humanities Article from @lasabluesky.bsky.social Brazil section! 🏆
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Antón Zape, an enslaved African from Sierra Leone, secured his freedom in 1584 after years of military service to the Spanish Crown in Panama. His case reveals the many strategies of Afro-descendants "to live their own lives and achieve their own goals under imperialism."
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June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Antón Zape, an enslaved African from Sierra Leone, secured his freedom in 1584 after years of military service to the Spanish Crown in Panama. His case reveals the many strategies of Afro-descendants "to live their own lives and achieve their own goals under imperialism."
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Gilbert M. Joseph reflects on 5 decades of scholarship & mentorship in Latin American history. His CLAH Distinguished Service Award lecture at the 2025 AHA meeting made the case for a more collaborative approach to research & teaching—one that spans disciplines, generations & borders. bit.ly/3YZWslO
CLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History | The Americas | Cambridge Core
CLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History
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May 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Gilbert M. Joseph reflects on 5 decades of scholarship & mentorship in Latin American history. His CLAH Distinguished Service Award lecture at the 2025 AHA meeting made the case for a more collaborative approach to research & teaching—one that spans disciplines, generations & borders. bit.ly/3YZWslO
⏰ Deadline coming up (June 1)! Don’t miss your chance to apply!
📣 Call for Applications!
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
May 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
⏰ Deadline coming up (June 1)! Don’t miss your chance to apply!
To mark 80 years of The Americas and 500 years since the Franciscans first arrived in Mexico, this Research Note by @jfschwaller.bsky.social surveys 124 articles & 57 Research Notes on Franciscan topics published in the journal since 1944. 🔓 Read it open access: bit.ly/3GK3sgc
Articles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023 | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Articles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023 - Volume 82 Issue 1
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May 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
To mark 80 years of The Americas and 500 years since the Franciscans first arrived in Mexico, this Research Note by @jfschwaller.bsky.social surveys 124 articles & 57 Research Notes on Franciscan topics published in the journal since 1944. 🔓 Read it open access: bit.ly/3GK3sgc
📜 What if colonial land inspections weren’t just top-down mandates—but sites of negotiation and Indigenous agency? José Carlos de la Puente Luna reexamines Peru’s First General Land Inspection (1594–1602), often seen as a one-way process of Crown control and settler expansion.
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📜 What if colonial land inspections weren’t just top-down mandates—but sites of negotiation and Indigenous agency? José Carlos de la Puente Luna reexamines Peru’s First General Land Inspection (1594–1602), often seen as a one-way process of Crown control and settler expansion.
📣 Call for Applications!
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📣 Call for Applications!
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
What happens when we center cities as sites of history—not just where events unfold, but where power, protest, and everyday life take shape? Douglas McRae traces how The Americas has engaged with urban history—from colonial capitals to 20th-century megacities. 🏙️ Read more: bit.ly/3GanOPr
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April 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What happens when we center cities as sites of history—not just where events unfold, but where power, protest, and everyday life take shape? Douglas McRae traces how The Americas has engaged with urban history—from colonial capitals to 20th-century megacities. 🏙️ Read more: bit.ly/3GanOPr
Thought Brazil’s “founding fathers” were liberals & abolitionists "ahead of their time"? Think again! 🔍 In "A Tropical Vienna," jjperdez.bsky.social uncovers how German cameral sciences—not enlightened ideals—shaped Brazilian independence. Read more in our latest issue! 🔗 bit.ly/4je4ZJg
A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence | The Americas | Cambridge Core
A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence - Volume 82 Issue 1
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April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thought Brazil’s “founding fathers” were liberals & abolitionists "ahead of their time"? Think again! 🔍 In "A Tropical Vienna," jjperdez.bsky.social uncovers how German cameral sciences—not enlightened ideals—shaped Brazilian independence. Read more in our latest issue! 🔗 bit.ly/4je4ZJg
Beware the poets. In the years when civil war was bubbling up in El Salvador, left-wing poets & artists gathered at a journal called La Pájara Pinta, turning it into a hotbed of defiance. Roger Atwood’s latest article, "Poetry is Subversion" uncovers this revolutionary story: bit.ly/4j45o1b 🧵
“Poetry is Subversion”: Writers and Revolution at La Pájara Pinta, El Salvador, 1966–1975 | The Americas | Cambridge Core
“Poetry is Subversion”: Writers and Revolution at La Pájara Pinta, El Salvador, 1966–1975 - Volume 81 Issue 2
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March 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Beware the poets. In the years when civil war was bubbling up in El Salvador, left-wing poets & artists gathered at a journal called La Pájara Pinta, turning it into a hotbed of defiance. Roger Atwood’s latest article, "Poetry is Subversion" uncovers this revolutionary story: bit.ly/4j45o1b 🧵
📚 For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're highlighting our latest Vault Series essay: "Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas" by Margarita Martínez-Osorio.
March 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
📚 For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're highlighting our latest Vault Series essay: "Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas" by Margarita Martínez-Osorio.
We are mourning two luminaries in our field: Mary Kay Vaugh and Eric van Young. To commemorate the impact they had on us, The Americas is making their CLAH Distinguished Service lectures freely available for three months. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Forging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Forging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History - Volume 74 Issue 3
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January 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We are mourning two luminaries in our field: Mary Kay Vaugh and Eric van Young. To commemorate the impact they had on us, The Americas is making their CLAH Distinguished Service lectures freely available for three months. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...