Ghosts from the Past in Contemporary Identity Politics: Moctezuma II and Christopher Columbus
The 21st century has seen a sharp increase in identity politics. Both European countries and the Americas have faced movements to re-examine their pasts. In the case of Spain, the socialist government of Pedro Sanchez passed legislation to reinterpret the post civil war period. In the case of Mexico...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo |
| Repositorio: | Revista Ciencias Sociales y Económicas |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uteq.edu.ec:article/376 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/csye/article/view/376 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | identidad cultural Moctezuma II Cristóbal Colón conflicto cultural identity Christopher Columbus conflict |
| Sumario: | The 21st century has seen a sharp increase in identity politics. Both European countries and the Americas have faced movements to re-examine their pasts. In the case of Spain, the socialist government of Pedro Sanchez passed legislation to reinterpret the post civil war period. In the case of Mexico, the administration of Lopez Obrador has re-opened old wounds by requesting a formal apology from the King of Spain and from the Pope for the conquest of Mexico. The present exploratory essay deals with an understudied aspect of this ideological debate over cultural identity, the role of the descendants of important historical figures in contemporary identity politics. There is a certain element of an re-enactment of history in the words and deeds of the descendants of Moctezuma II and of Christopher Columbus which at times resembles Aztec rituals involving temporary possession of their persons by the spirit of their ancestors. |
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