Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia?
For almost half a century, from the Treaty of Paris (1763) to the purchase of Louisiana by Napoleon (1800), this territory had been part of the Spanish colonial empire. However, this new, and ephemeral, possession never really became a central part of the Spanish historiography. The few allusions to...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:framespa_4227 https://doi.org/10.4000/framespa.4227 urn:doi:10.4000/framespa.4227 en https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/4227 2017-03-29T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/gdqg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia? Les Cahiers de Framespa UMR 5136 – FRAMESPA info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1760-4761 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/framespa Croguennec, Soizic mémoire historiographie interrègne Amérique coloniale espagnole xviiie siècle historiography memory 18th century interregnum spanish colonial america historiografía memoria interregnum América hispánica colonial siglo xviii Louisiane Amérique For almost half a century, from the Treaty of Paris (1763) to the purchase of Louisiana by Napoleon (1800), this territory had been part of the Spanish colonial empire. However, this new, and ephemeral, possession never really became a central part of the Spanish historiography. The few allusions to the Interregnum are indeed associated to the terms and notions of failure, superficial and insufficient colonization, « poisoned gift »… Furthermore, the studies dedicated to this particular period and area are scarce, and very few were written in Spanish, by Spanish and Hispanic scholars, to the point one could be tempted to evoke a case of voluntary amnesia about the topic. In the Louisianan context, the very use of a term such as « Interregnum » to qualify this period reveals a common view that considers the Spanish presence in Louisiana as a mere transition. More generally, this intellectual attitude is thought provoking in the sense that it makes one wonder about how scholars tend to manifest a lack of interest for the failures of their national history. Pendant presque un demi-siècle, depuis le traité de Paris (1763) jusqu'à l'achat de la Louisiane par Napoléon (1800), la Louisiane a été intégrée à l'empire colonial espagnol. Cependant, cette nouvelle et éphémère possession n'est jamais devenue un centre d'intérêt pour l'historiographie en langue espagnole. Les rares allusions à la période de l'Interrègne sont en effet associées aux termes et notions d'échec, de colonisation superficielle ou encore de « cadeau empoisonné »… De plus, les travaux consacrés à ce sujet sont bien rares et très peu sont rédigés en espagnol, à un tel point que l'on pourrait évoquer un cas d'amnésie volontaire à ce sujet. Dans le contexte louisianais, le seul fait d'utiliser le terme d' « Interrègne » pour qualifier la période révèle la perception d'une présence espagnole éphémère et transitoire. Plus généralement, une telle posture intellectuelle attise la curiosité car elle pousse à s'interroger sur le manque d'intérêt de la part des chercheurs pour les échecs – réels ou perçus – de leur propre histoire nationale. Durante casi medio siglo, desde el Tratado de París (1763) hasta la compra de Luisiana por Napoleón (1800), este territorio fue parte del imperio colonial español. Sin embargo, esta nueva y efímera posesión nunca recibió la debida atención por parte de la historiografía en lengua castellana. Las escasas alusiones al periodo del Interregnum se suelen asociar a los términos y nociones de fracaso, de colonización superficial e insuficiente, o de « regalo envenenado »… Además, los estudios dedicados a dicho periodo son muy escasos, y pocos se redactaron en castellano, hasta el punto de que se podría evocar un caso de amnesia voluntaria sobre el tema. El solo uso, en lo que respecta a Luisiana, de la palabra « Interregnum » para calificar este medio siglo de dominio español basta para revelar que se considera la presencia española como una mera transición. De modo más general, tal postura intelectual llama la atención porque plantea interrogantes sobre la falta de interés de los investigadores frente a los fracasos –auténticos o imaginarios– de su historia nacional. |
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For almost half a century, from the Treaty of Paris (1763) to the purchase of Louisiana by Napoleon (1800), this territory had been part of the Spanish colonial empire. However, this new, and ephemeral, possession never really became a central part of the Spanish historiography. The few allusions to the Interregnum are indeed associated to the terms and notions of failure, superficial and insufficient colonization, « poisoned gift »… Furthermore, the studies dedicated to this particular period and area are scarce, and very few were written in Spanish, by Spanish and Hispanic scholars, to the point one could be tempted to evoke a case of voluntary amnesia about the topic. In the Louisianan context, the very use of a term such as « Interregnum » to qualify this period reveals a common view that considers the Spanish presence in Louisiana as a mere transition. More generally, this intellectual attitude is thought provoking in the sense that it makes one wonder about how scholars tend to manifest a lack of interest for the failures of their national history. |
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Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia? |
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Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia? |
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Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia? |
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Spanish Historiography and the Interregnum in Louisiana (1763-1803): a Case of (Voluntary) Amnesia? |
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