Viera y Clavijo: Enlightenment Historian Atlantic
We analyze the historiographical production of Viera y Clavijo, enlightenment canary that had an outstanding work in the whole of Spain. We have made a hermeneutic work with this work, as well as the incorporation of information that Canary files have. There is a need to deepen their philosophy of h...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) |
| Repositorio: | História da Historiografia |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/1068 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/1068 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Enlightenment Historiography Identity Ilustración Historiografía Identidad Iluminismo Historiografia Identidade |
| Sumario: | We analyze the historiographical production of Viera y Clavijo, enlightenment canary that had an outstanding work in the whole of Spain. We have made a hermeneutic work with this work, as well as the incorporation of information that Canary files have. There is a need to deepen their philosophy of history. Historiographical work of Viera y Clavijo was the first overview of the history of the Canary Islands in accordance with the enlightened ideas, especially influenced by French historians, without being the most avant-garde in Europe, was a huge step forward in the Canary thought of the second half of the eighteenth century. While stressing the Atlanticism of Canarias, also it highlights the characteristics conferred by insularity. Geography was an aspect that Viera estimated that hindered the spread of religious and enlightened ideas. The island apart with a rugged terrain, made certain places inaccessible. The Canarian identity is indebted to the work of Viera y Clavijo, many of their myths and imaginary tear |
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