The strange case of Narciso: Cirilo Villaverde’s politics
The political views and actions of Cirilo Villaverde have received short shrift in contemporary scholarship. The sketchiness has led to confusion about Villaverde’s politics. While much critical work has been devoted to the racial conundrum in “Cecilia Valdés”, to a large measure it has omitted anal...
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| Palabra clave: | Cirilo Villaverde Cuba Narciso López Política Anexionismo Independencia Filibustero Ideología Siglo XIX Estados Unidos Romanticismo Historia Memoria Politics Annexationism Independence Filibuster Ideology 19th century United States Romanticism History Memory Arte Literatura Sociología Filología Art Literature Sociology Philology |
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The strange case of Narciso: Cirilo Villaverde’s politicsÁlvarez Amell, DianaCirilo VillaverdeCubaNarciso LópezPolíticaAnexionismoIndependenciaFilibusteroIdeologíaSiglo XIXEstados UnidosRomanticismoHistoriaMemoriaPoliticsAnnexationismIndependenceFilibusterIdeology19th centuryUnited StatesRomanticismHistoryMemoryArteHistoriaLiteraturaSociologíaFilologíaArtHistoryLiteratureSociologyPhilologyThe political views and actions of Cirilo Villaverde have received short shrift in contemporary scholarship. The sketchiness has led to confusion about Villaverde’s politics. While much critical work has been devoted to the racial conundrum in “Cecilia Valdés”, to a large measure it has omitted analysis of the author’s views on the wider issue of Cuba’s political fate. Notwithstanding Villaverde’s active involvement as a political actor, the ideas vehemently expressed in his political writings, he has been often identified, without great scrutiny to his writings, as an “anexionista”, in large part due to his association with Narciso López. Reading Villaverde’s writings, as well as those of other Cuban political actors of the time, makes the historical confusion that surrounds López and Villaverde’s political beliefs perplexing. Villaverde to the last defended his own belief in Cuban independence, and several times wrote in defense of López. Cubans and Americans have debated López’s intentions and Villaverde’s politics, either ignoring or disregarding original sources such as Villaverde’s published statements that are deemed unreliable, pointedly when they contradict or create fissures in the American historical grand narrative.Las opiniones y las actividades políticas de Cirilo Villaverde han recibido poca atención crítica. La parquedad o falta de atención crítica ha creado confusión acerca de cuáles eran sus posiciones políticas, caso curioso dado que Villaverde participó de manera activa en la política. Mientras que la crítica se ha concentrado casi con exclusividad en la política racial en su novela emblemática, “Cecilia Valdés”, ha dejado a un lado sus otros escritos periodísticos y novelas que pudieran esclarecer sus ideas sobre la situación política cubana en el siglo diecinueve. Debido a su colaboración política con el general Narciso López, se le ha atribuido a Villaverde el haber sido partidario del anexionismo, aunque luego se sostenga de manera confusa un cambio de opinión hacia el final de su vida. Cuando se analizan los textos de Villaverde y otros actores políticos de la época, causa perplejidad la confusión. Villaverde sostuvo por escrito a lo largo de toda su vida que siempre había estado en favor de la independencia cubana y negó con igual tenacidad el haber favorecido alguna vez el anexionismo. Sostuvo lo mismo de López. Es curiosa la omisión de estas fuentes originales, que se excluyen o se descartan como poco confiables, más aún cuando son testimonios directos que contradicen o crean fisuras en la narrativa histórica norteamericana.Instituto Franklin de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos, Universidad de Alcalá20172017-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/33800reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/338002026-06-18T11:13:07Z |
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The strange case of Narciso: Cirilo Villaverde’s politics |
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The strange case of Narciso: Cirilo Villaverde’s politics Álvarez Amell, Diana Cirilo Villaverde Cuba Narciso López Política Anexionismo Independencia Filibustero Ideología Siglo XIX Estados Unidos Romanticismo Historia Memoria Politics Annexationism Independence Filibuster Ideology 19th century United States Romanticism History Memory Arte Historia Literatura Sociología Filología Art History Literature Sociology Philology |
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Cirilo Villaverde Cuba Narciso López Política Anexionismo Independencia Filibustero Ideología Siglo XIX Estados Unidos Romanticismo Historia Memoria Politics Annexationism Independence Filibuster Ideology 19th century United States Romanticism History Memory Arte Historia Literatura Sociología Filología Art History Literature Sociology Philology |
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Cirilo Villaverde Cuba Narciso López Política Anexionismo Independencia Filibustero Ideología Siglo XIX Estados Unidos Romanticismo Historia Memoria Politics Annexationism Independence Filibuster Ideology 19th century United States Romanticism History Memory Arte Historia Literatura Sociología Filología Art History Literature Sociology Philology |
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The political views and actions of Cirilo Villaverde have received short shrift in contemporary scholarship. The sketchiness has led to confusion about Villaverde’s politics. While much critical work has been devoted to the racial conundrum in “Cecilia Valdés”, to a large measure it has omitted analysis of the author’s views on the wider issue of Cuba’s political fate. Notwithstanding Villaverde’s active involvement as a political actor, the ideas vehemently expressed in his political writings, he has been often identified, without great scrutiny to his writings, as an “anexionista”, in large part due to his association with Narciso López. Reading Villaverde’s writings, as well as those of other Cuban political actors of the time, makes the historical confusion that surrounds López and Villaverde’s political beliefs perplexing. Villaverde to the last defended his own belief in Cuban independence, and several times wrote in defense of López. Cubans and Americans have debated López’s intentions and Villaverde’s politics, either ignoring or disregarding original sources such as Villaverde’s published statements that are deemed unreliable, pointedly when they contradict or create fissures in the American historical grand narrative. |
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