Abstract
Este artículo analiza la circulación de noticias sobre la guerra entre España y Portugal en las fronteras amazónicas, enfatizando la intervención de los actores locales y su conexión con los acontecimientos globales. Se analizan para ello fuentes primarias de varios archivos iberoamericanos, estudiando el envío de órdenes reales desde las capitales imperiales; los circuitos comunicativos al interior de las provincias americanas; la circulación de gacetas y correspondencia privada, así como las prácticas comunicativas en las posiciones de vanguardia.
This article analyzes the circulation of news concerning the war between Spain and Portugal in the Amazon frontiers, emphasizing the agency of local actors and their proximity to global events. This article relies upon the analysis of primary sources from several Iberoamerican archives. The text follows the transmission of royal orders from the imperial capitals; communication circuits at the interior of the American provinces; the circulation of gazettes and private correspondences, and the communicative practices at the furthest outposts.
This article analyzes the circulation of news concerning the war between Spain and Portugal in the Amazon frontiers, emphasizing the agency of local actors and their proximity to global events. This article relies upon the analysis of primary sources from several Iberoamerican archives. The text follows the transmission of royal orders from the imperial capitals; communication circuits at the interior of the American provinces; the circulation of gazettes and private correspondences, and the communicative practices at the furthest outposts.
Translated title of the contribution | Between fear and joy: News and Rumors in the Amazon Frontiers During the Guerra Fantástica (1762-1763) |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 469-500 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Anuario de Estudios Americanos |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Amazon
- Brazil
- Circulation
- Communication
- Frontier
- News
- Seven Years’ War
- Frontera
- Amazonía
- Guerra de los Siete Años
- Comunicación
- Brasil
- Circulación
- Noticias