Tag: Aníbal Quijano
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The Myth of Universal Hispanicity: Capitalist Extractivism, Alterity, and the Internal Colony
The narrative that the Spanish Empire executed a sort of universal charity in America crumbles entirely when propaganda is confronted with harsh demographic and historical reality. This romanticized view of the conquest attempts to sell the idea that an entire continent was unified under a single language, pioneering laws, and altruistic access to higher education.…