HA 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Costumbrismo, Transculturation
13 Oct 2015
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Focus of colombia: differences between indigenous vs. creole dynamics in the northern highlands, as opposed to the south, and how it relates to ongoing political changes. Focus of ecuador garcia moreno"s policies and their effects, and the relative tranquillity in. Ecuador (continued: cultural hybridity perpetuated by cholo/a, who acted as intermediaries, transculturation interact with. Individuals acquiring the characteristics of the cultures that they: creoles viewed cholo/as as an inferior version of europeans. Nevertheless, it confirmed their belief of their own superiority: costumbrismo in france, but was very prevalent in latin america. Idea that the customs of each region must be documented. Began: there was a lot of prejudice and hostility against mestizaje/cholos. They were not trusted entirely by either europeans or the indigenous: society was supposed to be organized into two distinct divisions, but the mestizaje challenged that, mestizos became lawyers the group that was called tintilleros.
