Cultural change in the Pacific during the Baroque era
Much emphasis has been given to the economic aspect of interactions among communities across the Pacific. The Manila Galleon as a trading system was crucial to this exchange. It was a decisive factor in the first economic glo- balization of the world during 250 years under continuous Iberian rule. I...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO) |
| Repositorio: | RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:rio.upo.es:10433/20393 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20393 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Manila galleon system culture and social change Cultural networks Baroque Sistema del galeón de Manila Cambio social y cultural Redes culturales Barroco |
| Sumario: | Much emphasis has been given to the economic aspect of interactions among communities across the Pacific. The Manila Galleon as a trading system was crucial to this exchange. It was a decisive factor in the first economic glo- balization of the world during 250 years under continuous Iberian rule. It was a complex historical process in which all the actors, peoples of Asia and America, were transformed by mutual influences not only through production and trade patterns but extensive human and, therefore, cultural exchange. The boom days of transpacific trade coincide in time with the rise of the Baroque as the dominant cultural and ideological model. The Baroque was a fundamental mechanism the Spanish Catholic Monarchy used to integrate the various parts of a multicultural imperial space. In addition, the continuous transformation of the peoples of the Pacific rim was not limited to the elites but also touched the lives of the indigenous people, as is the case with the introduction of new crops, the arrival of Asian and African immigrants to American lands, the exchange of popular arts and crafts, and the adapta- tion of tastes and languages to new products from both sides of the ocean. Though each local process of cultural exchange was unique, we can observe commonalities in the social experiences between the Philippines and the viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru, both of which contained strong and diverse indigenous populations. |
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