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- Title
Alexander von Humboldt's perceptions of colonial Spanish America.
- Authors
Rebok, Sandra
- Abstract
The article discusses the travel accounts of Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, written during his 1799-1804 expedition through Latin America. He visited the Spanish colonial possessions of Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico. The author focuses on Humboldt's personal diaries, which were not subject to the censorship of his published volumes of his explorations. Humboldt's comparative assessment of regional and local traditions provide insights to his perceptions of colonialism.
- Subjects
SPAIN; LATIN America; AMERICA; HUMBOLDT, Alexander von, 1769-1859; LATIN America description &; travel; SPANISH influences on Latin American civilization; HISTORY of travel writing; IMPERIALISM; COLONIES; SPANISH colonies
- Publication
Dynamis, 2009, Vol 29, p49
- ISSN
0211-9536
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4321/S0211-95362009000100003