Royalists: historiography, semantics and militia

This article analyses, on the one hand, the historiographic construction of the royalists, understood generally as opponents to Hispanic-American independence movements and, in particular, Novohispanic movements. On the other, in line with the study of political languages, it goes over the uses give...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Moreno Gutiérrez, Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/3377
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3377
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:New Spain
royalists
historiography
semantics
militia
19th Century
Nueva España
realistas
historiografía
semántica
milicia
siglo XIX
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Sumario:This article analyses, on the one hand, the historiographic construction of the royalists, understood generally as opponents to Hispanic-American independence movements and, in particular, Novohispanic movements. On the other, in line with the study of political languages, it goes over the uses given to the term “royalist” in the Spanish monarchical circle, with special emphasis on the years of the political crisis, and in the context of the conflict brought about by the independence movement in New Spain. Lastly, this research reviews the development of the Novohispanic militia phenomenon in times of the insurgent war, to highlight the implications displayed by the different units, based on their names.