Pardo Soldiers’ Historical Claims in Late Eighteenth-Century Cuba
José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary,...
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Published in | Latin American research review Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 840 - 857 |
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Abstract | José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary, they recovered family narratives dating from when pardo and moreno commandants had enjoyed real power. Under the guise of symbolic recognition, new regulations greatly reduced black militias’ autonomy. These militiamen acted as de facto historians, legal interpreters, and activists during times of institutional and historical change. While they did succeed in recording their families’ past, their petitions for rank and salary were denied.
José Maldonado y Manuel José Castellanos fueron dos veteranos de las milicias de pardos que, solicitaron por la vía militar fuero, rango y salario con métodos y argumentos desestabilizadores del orden racial. A la vez que Maldonado justificaba su derecho a rango y Castellanos el suyo a rango o salario, los dos recuperaron narrativas familiares que mostraban una época en que los comandantes pardos y morenos habían disfrutado de auténtico poder sobre sus tropas. Bajo la apariencia de reconocimiento simbólico, las nuevas regulaciones redujeron en gran medida la autonomía de las milicias de color. Los milicianos bajo estudio actuaron como historiadores, intérpretes legales y activistas durante tiempos de cambios institucionales e históricos. Si bien lograron registrar el pasado de sus familias, sus peticiones de rango y salario fueron denegadas. |
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AbstractList | José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary, they recovered family narratives dating from when pardo and moreno commandants had enjoyed real power. Under the guise of symbolic recognition, new regulations greatly reduced black militias’ autonomy. These militiamen acted as de facto historians, legal interpreters, and activists during times of institutional and historical change. While they did succeed in recording their families’ past, their petitions for rank and salary were denied.
José Maldonado y Manuel José Castellanos fueron dos veteranos de las milicias de pardos que, solicitaron por la vía militar fuero, rango y salario con métodos y argumentos desestabilizadores del orden racial. A la vez que Maldonado justificaba su derecho a rango y Castellanos el suyo a rango o salario, los dos recuperaron narrativas familiares que mostraban una época en que los comandantes pardos y morenos habían disfrutado de auténtico poder sobre sus tropas. Bajo la apariencia de reconocimiento simbólico, las nuevas regulaciones redujeron en gran medida la autonomía de las milicias de color. Los milicianos bajo estudio actuaron como historiadores, intérpretes legales y activistas durante tiempos de cambios institucionales e históricos. Si bien lograron registrar el pasado de sus familias, sus peticiones de rango y salario fueron denegadas. José Maldonado and Manuel José Castellanos were two Cuban pardo veterans who, in search of military status, rank, and salary, petitioned the court, making arguments that would prove subversive to the racial order. As Maldonado justified his entitlement to rank and Castellanos his to rank or salary, they recovered family narratives dating from when pardo and moreno commandants had enjoyed real power. Under the guise of symbolic recognition, new regulations greatly reduced black militias’ autonomy. These militiamen acted as de facto historians, legal interpreters, and activists during times of institutional and historical change. While they did succeed in recording their families’ past, their petitions for rank and salary were denied. |
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