Colonial and Caste War Continuities in the Beneficios Altos Province of Yucatán

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Archaeologies of Contact, Colony, and Resistance" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Caste War of Yucatán has been referred to as "the most successful Indian revolt in New World history." Scholars have attributed the origins of this important conflict to a variety of causes, including circumstances that arose as Mexico established its independence from Spain; late colonial period political reforms; policies in place throughout the colonial period; and even long-standing indigenous practices that predated the arrival of Europeans. Given their focus on potential causes of the conflict, these discussions naturally end in the late 1840s when the revolt begins. Drawing from archival and archaeological data, this paper focuses on the processes, structures, and events of the Caste War itself and its immediate aftermath. With this shift in perspective, this paper will further explore the relationship between the Caste War and the long history of the region characterized by resistance to and persistence of colonial period policies and practices.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Archaeologies of Contact, Colony, and Resistance   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 23486