Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)

The participation of native women was crucial for Portuguese colonization in their first settlements in mid-sixteenth century Brazil. In fact, the term “índia” (an Indian woman) was rarely used by contemporaries. In the historical documents from that time other categories were employed, such as “neg...

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Autor principal:	Elisa Frühauf Garcia
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2019
Materias:	Native women Tupi-Guarani Indians conquest of Brazil social classifications mestizaje Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9700ebffb32d4459be69c9dc04d4dfd62021-12-02T10:30:29ZLas categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.75613https://doaj.org/article/9700ebffb32d4459be69c9dc04d4dfd62019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/75613https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252The participation of native women was crucial for Portuguese colonization in their first settlements in mid-sixteenth century Brazil. In fact, the term “índia” (an Indian woman) was rarely used by contemporaries. In the historical documents from that time other categories were employed, such as “negra” (black woman), “peça” (piece), “criada” (servant), “escrava” (slave), “fêmea” (female), “mestiça”, and “mameluca” (both used for women of mixed Portuguese and Indian ancestry). Starting with these terms, this article aims to analyze the presence of Tupi-Guarani women in the process of the formation of colonial society, more particularly in the Captaincy of São Vicente. In order to do so, the role of these women in the commercial and diplomatic relationships between native leaders and the Portuguese will be examined, as well as their insertion in the incipient social hierarchies triggered by the conquest.Elisa Frühauf GarciaCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleNative womenTupi-Guarani Indiansconquest of Brazilsocial classificationsmestizajeAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2019)
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description	The participation of native women was crucial for Portuguese colonization in their first settlements in mid-sixteenth century Brazil. In fact, the term “índia” (an Indian woman) was rarely used by contemporaries. In the historical documents from that time other categories were employed, such as “negra” (black woman), “peça” (piece), “criada” (servant), “escrava” (slave), “fêmea” (female), “mestiça”, and “mameluca” (both used for women of mixed Portuguese and Indian ancestry). Starting with these terms, this article aims to analyze the presence of Tupi-Guarani women in the process of the formation of colonial society, more particularly in the Captaincy of São Vicente. In order to do so, the role of these women in the commercial and diplomatic relationships between native leaders and the Portuguese will be examined, as well as their insertion in the incipient social hierarchies triggered by the conquest.
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title	Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)
title_short	Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)
title_full	Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)
title_fullStr	Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)
title_full_unstemmed	Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)
title_sort	las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo xvi (são vicente, brasil)
publisher	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
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Las categorías de la conquista: las mujeres nativas en el vocabulario del siglo XVI (São Vicente, Brasil)

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