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Furchtlos vor der Macht des Schicksals

Die Wiederentdeckung der ‚Insulae Fortunatae‘ im Spätmittelalter
  • Julia Bühner
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Abstract

The late-medieval conquest of the Canary Islands (1402-1496), the first imperial submission of indigenous peoples in the Atlantic sphere, is a fascinating context for analyzing the agency of the conquered. Not only victims of colonial war the indigenous population tried in various ways, as survival guides, translators, mediators, and allies of the Europeans, to master their own destiny. Living tormented, deported, and enslaved in alien regions, the Canarians expressed their sorrow in moaning chants that give us the unique opportunity to grasp the experience of the conquered. In the aftermath of the conquest, the remaining indigenous and mestizos tried to come to term with the tragic history of their peoples. In contrast to European historiography, they celebrated their cultural roots, glorified indigenous heroes, and therefore ascribed their misfortune not to cultural or human inferiority, but to Fortuna and her nasty temper.

Abstract

The late-medieval conquest of the Canary Islands (1402-1496), the first imperial submission of indigenous peoples in the Atlantic sphere, is a fascinating context for analyzing the agency of the conquered. Not only victims of colonial war the indigenous population tried in various ways, as survival guides, translators, mediators, and allies of the Europeans, to master their own destiny. Living tormented, deported, and enslaved in alien regions, the Canarians expressed their sorrow in moaning chants that give us the unique opportunity to grasp the experience of the conquered. In the aftermath of the conquest, the remaining indigenous and mestizos tried to come to term with the tragic history of their peoples. In contrast to European historiography, they celebrated their cultural roots, glorified indigenous heroes, and therefore ascribed their misfortune not to cultural or human inferiority, but to Fortuna and her nasty temper.

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