Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida

Despite the royal laws prohibiting Africans from residing in Indian towns and the laws encouraging endogamic marriages within the same indigenous group, Spanish households were sites of multiethnic coexistence, where ecclesiastic agreements to respect the will of the bride and groom, the interest of...

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Autor: Campos García, Melchor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:Mérida
interethnicity
africans
racial community
16th Century
interetnicidad
africanos
comunidad racial
siglo XVI
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spelling Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century MéridaCasas españolas y matrimonios afromayas en Mérida de Yucatán, siglo XVICampos García, MelchorMéridainterethnicityafricansracial community16th CenturyMéridainteretnicidadafricanoscomunidad racialsiglo XVIDespite the royal laws prohibiting Africans from residing in Indian towns and the laws encouraging endogamic marriages within the same indigenous group, Spanish households were sites of multiethnic coexistence, where ecclesiastic agreements to respect the will of the bride and groom, the interest of the masters in increasing their number of servants and attitudes towards Christian marriage combined to encourage Afro-Maya marriages. This article analyzes the ethnic composition of Yucatán families and the factors that influenced quantitative trends towards Afro-Maya marriages during the formative years of the city of Mérida. Uprooted Africans and women taken from their indigenous communities formed the basis for new interethnic networks in urban spaces, giving rise to a new, “mulatto” Afro-Maya urban community.A pesar de las disposiciones reales para prohibir que los africanos residieran en pueblos de indios y las disposiciones en favor de matrimonios entre personas del mismo grupo indígena, las casas españolas fueron ámbitos de convivencia multiétnica, donde confluyeron los acuerdos eclesiásticos de no coartar la voluntad de los contrayentes, los intereses de los amos en favor de incrementar su servidumbre doméstica, así como sus actitudes hacia el casamiento cristiano para propiciar enlaces afro-mayas. El artículo analiza la composición étnica de las unidades domésticas y los factores que influyeron en las tendencias cuantitativas de las nupcias afro-mayas durante la fase formativa de Mérida. Los desarraigados de África y las mujeres extraídas de sus pueblos indígenas constituyeron nuevas redes interétnicas en el espacio urbano dando origen a una comunidad urbana de afromayas con su descendencia “mulata”.El Colegio de México, A.C.2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/xmlhttps://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/352510.24201/hm.v67i3.3525Historia Mexicana; Vol. 67, Núm. 3 (267) enero-marzo 2018; 1087-11342448-65310185-0172reponame:Historia Mexicanainstname:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICOinstacron:COLMEXspahttps://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3525/3401https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3525/3425Derechos de autor 2017 Historia Mexicanainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/35252024-08-16T21:55:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
Casas españolas y matrimonios afromayas en Mérida de Yucatán, siglo XVI
title Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
spellingShingle Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
Campos García, Melchor
Mérida
interethnicity
africans
racial community
16th Century
Mérida
interetnicidad
africanos
comunidad racial
siglo XVI
title_short Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
title_full Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
title_fullStr Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
title_full_unstemmed Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
title_sort Spanish Households and Afro-Maya Marriages in 16th Century Mérida
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Campos García, Melchor
author Campos García, Melchor
author_facet Campos García, Melchor
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mérida
interethnicity
africans
racial community
16th Century
Mérida
interetnicidad
africanos
comunidad racial
siglo XVI
topic Mérida
interethnicity
africans
racial community
16th Century
Mérida
interetnicidad
africanos
comunidad racial
siglo XVI
description Despite the royal laws prohibiting Africans from residing in Indian towns and the laws encouraging endogamic marriages within the same indigenous group, Spanish households were sites of multiethnic coexistence, where ecclesiastic agreements to respect the will of the bride and groom, the interest of the masters in increasing their number of servants and attitudes towards Christian marriage combined to encourage Afro-Maya marriages. This article analyzes the ethnic composition of Yucatán families and the factors that influenced quantitative trends towards Afro-Maya marriages during the formative years of the city of Mérida. Uprooted Africans and women taken from their indigenous communities formed the basis for new interethnic networks in urban spaces, giving rise to a new, “mulatto” Afro-Maya urban community.
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