John F. Schwaller
@jfschwaller.bsky.social
Recovering college president; Latin American Historian focusing on the 16th century; student and scholar of Nahuatl; Emeritus Professor, U. at Albany (SUNY); Research Adjunct, U of Kansas
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Historian @hectorlinares.bsky.social traces Antón’s story through letters as well as legal and administrative records, showing how some Afro-descendants navigated colonial institutions to claim honor, status, and citizenship. 📝 Read more in Vol 81, Issue 4: bit.ly/3DXIucs
Antón Zape, “Un Negro de mucho Precio”: Seeking freedom and honor through royal service in sixteenth-century Panama | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Antón Zape, “Un Negro de mucho Precio”: Seeking freedom and honor through royal service in sixteenth-century Panama - Volume 81 Issue 4
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June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Historian @hectorlinares.bsky.social traces Antón’s story through letters as well as legal and administrative records, showing how some Afro-descendants navigated colonial institutions to claim honor, status, and citizenship. 📝 Read more in Vol 81, Issue 4: bit.ly/3DXIucs
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Founded in 1966, La Pájara Pinta published experimental, sometimes radically innovative poems, essays & short plays that pushed the limits of politics & culture. Among the authors was guerrilla poet Roque Dalton, contributing from exile. His 1964 police mugshot, courtesy of MUPI, San Salvador
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Founded in 1966, La Pájara Pinta published experimental, sometimes radically innovative poems, essays & short plays that pushed the limits of politics & culture. Among the authors was guerrilla poet Roque Dalton, contributing from exile. His 1964 police mugshot, courtesy of MUPI, San Salvador
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The Vault Associate will:
✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year
✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal
✅ Work with a faculty mentor from the Editorial Board
Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.
✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year
✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal
✅ Work with a faculty mentor from the Editorial Board
Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Vault Associate will:
✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year
✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal
✅ Work with a faculty mentor from the Editorial Board
Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.
✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year
✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal
✅ Work with a faculty mentor from the Editorial Board
Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.
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See a physician at a party, ask her a medical question and she replies "See me in my office." She collects for an office visit; academics will talk your arm off for free.
March 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
See a physician at a party, ask her a medical question and she replies "See me in my office." She collects for an office visit; academics will talk your arm off for free.
So, take the bull by the horns and organize it!!
January 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So, take the bull by the horns and organize it!!
In New York, we had an active New York Latin American History Workshop that would meet, nominally, twice a year. Many fabulous books were workshopped there.
January 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In New York, we had an active New York Latin American History Workshop that would meet, nominally, twice a year. Many fabulous books were workshopped there.
In Mexico, at least for the first 50-60 years, Spaniards avoided building on ancient sites. They just took the stone for re-use.
January 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In Mexico, at least for the first 50-60 years, Spaniards avoided building on ancient sites. They just took the stone for re-use.
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We hope that their words and insights will offer some comfort as we mourn the loss of these exemplary historians, colleagues, teachers, and friends. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Adventures with Don Luquitas: Exploring Our Obligations as Biographers | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Adventures with Don Luquitas: Exploring Our Obligations as Biographers - Volume 75 Issue 3
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January 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We hope that their words and insights will offer some comfort as we mourn the loss of these exemplary historians, colleagues, teachers, and friends. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...