From Tecún Umán to the new América. Martí and the mayar culture of Guatemala.
José Martí (1853-1895), the Apostle of Cuban independence, was an admirer the Mayan culture. This admiration was forged through knowledge of archaeological evidence, the historical and anthropological studies from his time, and by his personal contacts with Maya peoples and communities du...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repository: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/12790 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/tdna/article/view/12790 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | José Martí Maya culture Guatemala , civilization and barbarism Latin America cultura maya civilización y barbarie América Latina cultura Maia civilização e barbárie Latino-América |
| Summary: | José Martí (1853-1895), the Apostle of Cuban independence, was an admirer the Mayan culture. This admiration was forged through knowledge of archaeological evidence, the historical and anthropological studies from his time, and by his personal contacts with Maya peoples and communities during his residence in Guatemala in1877 and 1878. That knowledge drove his of view that the culture of Nuestra América [Our America], like that of other pre-Hispanic peoples, was essential to forge nations far removed from all colonial backwardness. |
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