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Memorias: Revista Digital de Historia y Arqueología desde el Caribe
On-line version ISSN 1794-8886
Abstract
MILAGROS, Denis-Rosario. The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797. memorias [online]. 2011, n.14, pp.48-74. ISSN 1794-8886.
Using the theory of silencing developed by Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot this essay analyses the British attack to the island of Puerto Rico in 1797. It argues that Puerto Rican historiography neglected and silenced the pivotal role of Black Puerto Ricans in this historical event. This historical reflection also proposes a new way to revise the hegemonic historical discourse, which contributes in the marginalization of Black Puerto Ricans from the construction of the island's national identity.
Keywords : Spanish colonial Puerto Rico; resistance; racial discrimination; silencing.