One continent, two Americas: Latin-American travelers in the USA, 19th century

This article deals with the experience of Latin American travelers in the United States during the 19th century. During this period, these travelers appeared to have a defensive position towards Anglo-Saxon culture, associating themselves with values such as spiritualism, affection, and solidarity,...

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Autor: Sanhueza, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/5797
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/5797
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Latin American travelers
Image of the United States
Latin American identity
Viajeros latinoamericanos
Imagen de Estados Unidos
Identidad latinoamericana
Viajantes latino-americanos
Imagem dos Estados Unidos
Identidade latino-americana
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Sumario:This article deals with the experience of Latin American travelers in the United States during the 19th century. During this period, these travelers appeared to have a defensive position towards Anglo-Saxon culture, associating themselves with values such as spiritualism, affection, and solidarity, in contrast with those values they believed were indicative of North American culture, such as utilitarianism, materialism and bluntness. It is taking into account this attitude that this article discusses how the concept of Latin American identity emerged as a result of the clash between the cultural boundaries which separate these two Americas.