El silenciamiento de los pardos: análisis sociohistórico del ataque británico a Puerto Rico del 1797

• Autores: Milagros Denis Rosario
• Localización: Memorias: revista digital de historia y arqueología desde El Caribe, ISSN-e 1794-8886, Nº. 14, 2011
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The Silence of the Black Militia: Socio-Historical Analysis of the British Attack to Puerto Rico of 1797
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  • 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.