Archaeologies of Early Modern Spanish Colonialism

​​Archaeologies of Early Modern Spanish Colonialism illustrates how archaeology contributes to the knowledge of early modern Spanish colonialism and the "first globalization" of the 16th and 17th centuries. Through a range of specific case studies, this b

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Sandra Montón-Subías • María Cruz Berrocal Apen Ruiz Martínez Editors

Archaeologies of Early Modern Spanish Colonialism

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Editors Sandra Montón-Subías Department of Humanities ICREA/Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain

Apen Ruiz Martínez Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Barcelona Spain

María Cruz Berrocal Zukunftskolleg University of Konstanz Konstanz Germany

ISSN 1574-0439 Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology ISBN 978-3-319-21884-7    ISBN 978-3-319-21885-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21885-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957260 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgements

Our most heartfelt thanks to all the contributors in this volume for their dedicated effort and collaboration through all the phases of the manuscript. Most of them were also present in the workshop that, with the same title, was celebrated in Barcelona in June 2013, which is the basis for the present book. Many thanks, as well, to Sandra Lozano and Cinta Campos (Institut Universitari dʼHistòria Jaume Vicens Vives) for their invaluable help with the logistics of this workshop. Alex Coello, Manel Ollé, Joan Pau Rubiés, and Lluis Abejez helped discussing questions related to the history of the period. Our most sincere thanks to the four of them. This book was partly made possible by support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (Ref. HAR2012–31927) and the Catalan Agency for Research and Development (AGAUR, MIDARC-SGR 835).

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1 Towards a Comparative Approach to Archaeologies of Early Modern Spanish Colonialism������������������������������������������������������������������   1 Sandra Montón-Subías, María