Life Trajectories of the Crew of the Spanish Fleets in Early Globalization

This article studies the crews of Spanish ships during the seventeenth century – sailors, pages, cabin boys, artillerymen and captains – in order to reflect on “early globalization.” It examines their role as intermediaries between distant worlds and bearers of knowledge during this initial globaliz...

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Autor: Tempère, Delphine
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/4669
Acesso em linha:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/4669
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:América
Europa
Asia
África
globalización temprana
navegación
tripulación
siglo XVII
America
Europe
Africa
early globalization
navigation
crew
17th Century
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Resumo:This article studies the crews of Spanish ships during the seventeenth century – sailors, pages, cabin boys, artillerymen and captains – in order to reflect on “early globalization.” It examines their role as intermediaries between distant worlds and bearers of knowledge during this initial globalization process. First, it sketches a portrait of these seamen to define the outlines of their global lives. It then analyzes the material lives of crews in order to emphasize the characteristics of a world that was beginning to be globalized. Finally, it studies the attitudes toward death found among the crewmen to reveal the extent to which their lives and their religious beliefs reflected this consciousness.