Colonial Crucible

Born in Blood and FireChapter 2, Colonial Crucible

Potosi, Zacatecas and the Colonial Economy

• Viceroyalties / Viceroys • Silver• The Royal Fifth• Engenhos

Hegemony and Colonial Rule• Hegemony

• “Know your place”• The opposite of violent force

• Patriarchy | Religion | Patronage• Tithe

Resistance

Brazilians mingle around a monument to Zumbi, king of Palmares, a commemoration of the three-hundredth anniversary of his death. The sculpture illustrates the importance of Zumbi in Brazilian historical memory. In fact, Brazil's National Black Consciousness Day, celebrated on November 20, was first called Zumbi day.

• Quilombos (Brazil)• Palenques (Spanish)

• Escaped slave colonies • Palmares

• Zumbi

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Tupac Amaru II

• Tupac Amaru• Attempted to bring diverse groups together against the Spanish

De negro e india, produce loboDe español e india nace mestiza

De español y negra, mulataDe español y mulata, morisca

De mestizo y de india, coyote

Caste System and Racial Mixing• Organization of difference mixed racial groups by the church.

•Transculturation

• Gracias al sucar

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