TOAST, TEXTS ANDFORBIDDEN BOOKS:the"slavesand Frenchconspiracy" incolonial Buenos Aires

Authors

  • MARIA VERÓNICA SECRETO Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18817/ot.v11i18.421

Keywords:

Buenos Aires. Leitura. Censura.

Abstract

Abstract: In  1793  a  group  of  inhabitants  of  Buenos  Aires,  especially  French,  were  accused conspiring  with  their  slaves  to  take  over  the  city  on  Good  Friday.  From  the  investigation  and legal  proceedings  which  have  been  opened  shows  the  concern  by  the  authorities  with  their readings.  This  article  seeks  recover  different  forms  of  text  circulation  and  reading  at  a  time when the Spanish Empire had much concern with controlling the news that his vassals received and what they read.

Keywords: Buenos Aires. Reading. Censorship.

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Author Biography

MARIA VERÓNICA SECRETO, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

Doutora/Departamento de História/Nupehc

Niterói/Rio de Janeiro/Brasil

 

Published

2014-12-15

How to Cite

SECRETO, M. V. (2014). TOAST, TEXTS ANDFORBIDDEN BOOKS:the"slavesand Frenchconspiracy" incolonial Buenos Aires. Outros Tempos: Pesquisa Em Foco - História, 11(18). https://doi.org/10.18817/ot.v11i18.421

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Dossiê: Parte 1 - Geografias do livro: espaços, circulação e leitura na América e Europa