Back to the Silver Mine: Using Historical Empathy to Teach Potosí and the Mita
In an effort to promote historical empathy of history students, the author discusses the practice of the mita, the Spanish colonial forced-labor system imposed on its indigenous subjects in the viceroyalty of Peru, now located in Bolivia and Peru, specifically how it was used in the silver mining op...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
[2020]
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The sixteenth century journal
Année: 2020, Volume: 51, Numéro: 2, Pages: 487-495 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAH Époque moderne KBH Péninsule Ibérique KBR Amérique Latine ZC Politique en général ZF Pédagogie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
HISTORICAL source material
B Potosi (Bolivia) B Huancavelica (Peru) B HISTORY education B Silver mines & mining B Empathy B Colonial administration B Peru (Viceroyalty) B Spanish colonies B Racism B Mita (Labor) |
| Résumé: | In an effort to promote historical empathy of history students, the author discusses the practice of the mita, the Spanish colonial forced-labor system imposed on its indigenous subjects in the viceroyalty of Peru, now located in Bolivia and Peru, specifically how it was used in the silver mining operations of Potosí and the associated mercury mining operations in Huancavelica. Topics considered include access to primary source materials, contemporary activists who attempted to ban the system because of its inhumane conditions, the health impact of mining on workers, racism, and greed. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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