North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls

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This article analyzes the relationship between objects and historiography in the History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) by US Hispanist, William H. Prescott. Among the objects comprising his vast archival documentation were two indigenous skulls he requested from México. Influenced by the success...

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Autor principal: Gerassi-Navarro, Nina
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2020
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Prescott
history of Mexico
Hispanism
craniology
the collection of objects
historia de México
hispanismo
creaneología
la colección de objetos
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spelling I28-R145-10085_oai2025-11-17 Gerassi-Navarro, Nina 2020-11-30 This article analyzes the relationship between objects and historiography in the History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) by US Hispanist, William H. Prescott. Among the objects comprising his vast archival documentation were two indigenous skulls he requested from México. Influenced by the success of craniology during the early nineteenth century, Prescott’s interest in the skulls was twofold: to help construct a historical narrative about pre-Hispanic cultures and to contribute to a larger scientific project. Focusing on the interweaving of the discourses of science and history during the early stages of US Hispanism, this article explores the ways in which an object helps define a culture and shows how the history of objects and their transformations are inseparable from the discourse that names them. Este trabajo analiza la relación entre los objetos y la reconstrucción historiográfica en la Historia de la conquista de México (1843) del hispanista norteamericano William H. Prescott. Entre los objetos que componen su vasto archivo documental, se encuentran dos cráneos indígenas que encargó de México. Influenciado por el auge de la craneología a principios del siglo XIX, el interés en las calaveras tenía una doble función: sustentar su narrativa histórica sobre las culturas pre-hispánicas y contribuir a un proyecto científico más vasto. Al analizar cómo se entrecruzan los discursos científicos e historiográficos durante los inicios del hispanismo norteamericano, este artículo explora cómo un objeto ayuda a definir una cultura, y muestra cómo la historia de los objetos y sus transformaciones son inseparables del discurso que los nombra. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10085 10.34096/filologia.n52.10085 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10085/8851 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10085/8863 Filología; No. 52 (2020); 19-33 Filología; Núm. 52 (2020); 19-33 2422-6009 0071-495X Prescott history of Mexico Hispanism craniology the collection of objects Prescott historia de México hispanismo creaneología la colección de objetos North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls El hispanismo norteamericano a través de la colección de objetos: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) y sus calaveras aztecas info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=filologia&d=10085_oai
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history of Mexico
Hispanism
craniology
the collection of objects
Prescott
historia de México
hispanismo
creaneología
la colección de objetos
spellingShingle Prescott
history of Mexico
Hispanism
craniology
the collection of objects
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historia de México
hispanismo
creaneología
la colección de objetos
Gerassi-Navarro, Nina
North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls
topic_facet Prescott
history of Mexico
Hispanism
craniology
the collection of objects
Prescott
historia de México
hispanismo
creaneología
la colección de objetos
description This article analyzes the relationship between objects and historiography in the History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) by US Hispanist, William H. Prescott. Among the objects comprising his vast archival documentation were two indigenous skulls he requested from México. Influenced by the success of craniology during the early nineteenth century, Prescott’s interest in the skulls was twofold: to help construct a historical narrative about pre-Hispanic cultures and to contribute to a larger scientific project. Focusing on the interweaving of the discourses of science and history during the early stages of US Hispanism, this article explores the ways in which an object helps define a culture and shows how the history of objects and their transformations are inseparable from the discourse that names them.
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title_short North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls
title_full North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls
title_fullStr North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls
title_full_unstemmed North American Hispanism Through the Collection of Objects: William H. Prescott (1796-1859) and his Aztec Skulls
title_sort north american hispanism through the collection of objects: william h. prescott (1796-1859) and his aztec skulls
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