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Cacicas - The Indigenous Women Leaders of Spanish America, 1492-1825 (Hardcover)
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Cacicas - The Indigenous Women Leaders of Spanish America, 1492-1825 (Hardcover)
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The term cacica was a Spanish linguistic invention, a female
counterpart to caciques, the Arawak word for male indigenous
leaders in Spanish America. But the term's meaning was adapted and
manipulated by natives, creating a new social stratum where it
previously may not have existed. This book explores that
transformation, a conscious construction and reshaping of identity
from within. Cacicas feature far and wide in the history of Spanish
America, as female governors and tribute collectors and as
relatives of ruling caciques - or their destitute widows. They
played a crucial role in the establishment and success of Spanish
rule, but were also instrumental in colonial natives' resistance
and self-definition. In this volume, noted scholars uncover the
history of colonial cacicas, moving beyond anecdotes of individuals
in Spanish America. Their work focuses on the evolution of
indigenous leadership, particularly the lineage and succession of
these positions in different regions, through the lens of native
women's political activism. Such activism might mean the
intervention of cacicas in the economic, familial, and religious
realms or their participation in official and unofficial matters of
governance. The authors explore the role of such personal authority
and political influence across a broad geographic, chronological,
and thematic range - in patterns of succession, the settling of
frontier regions, interethnic relations and the importance of
purity of blood, gender and family dynamics, legal and marital
strategies for defending communities, and the continuation of
indigenous governance. This volume showcases colonial cacicas as
historical subjects who constructed their consciousness around
their place, whether symbolic or geographic, and articulated their
own unique identities. It expands our understanding of the
significant influence these women exerted - within but also well
beyond the native communities of Spanish America.
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