Changing Identity and Foodways in Colonial New Mexico
Author(s): Ivana M. Ivanova
Year: 2020
Summary
This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
During the early colonial period of New Mexico (1598 - 1680), colonists steadfastly clung to their Spanish identity to uphold ethnic hierarchy. Certain crops, notably wheat, were important to the reinforcement of that identity, and the Spanish attempted to grow them despite environmental difficulties. After Spanish reoccupation in 1692, the goals of the Spanish Empire shifted to emphasize northward expansion. Northern settlements were more isolated and dangerous, so colonists relied more heavily on trade relationships with Native Americans for survival. They began to self-identify as “New Mexican,” rather than Spanish to root themselves to the land. This research identifies the reflection of that change in identity through foodways, with a focus on macrobotanical evidence supported by other artifacts.
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Changing Identity and Foodways in Colonial New Mexico. Ivana M. Ivanova. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457313)
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Keywords
General
Foodways
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Identity
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macrobotanicals
Geographic Keywords
United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Colonial New Mexico
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 427