Knightly Masculinity, Court Games and Material Culture in Late Medieval Portugal: The case of Constable Afonso (c. 1480–1504)

This article explores the ways in which gender was used in order to transform an exiled and uneducated illegitimate child into a prince. Our study revolves around a member of the royal family, Afonso (c.1480–1504), who was brought up in hiding by peasants and who later, as a teenager, was reincorporated into the court. We argue that the keys to this process of rehabilitation were, on one hand, family politics centred around different configurations and on the other, his introduction into a court environment marked by the ideals of chivalry. Within this dynamic, material culture played a key role, because it gave the prince all the visual attributes of his new status, as well as allowing him the means to create a new self. We shall briefly introduce Afonso and his family context in order to give an insight into his life within changing political and dynastic contexts. Then, we will analyse the expression of manhood in the Portuguese court, using the spectacles at the court as a basis for observation, thus relating gender to material culture in a courtly environment.

"Nos llaman ladrones y se roban nuestro salario": Hacia una reinterpretación de la movilización rural salvadoreña, 1929-1931.

ResumenEste artículo examina los orígenes sociales de los movimientos que desencadenaron la revuelta campesina de 1932 en el centro-occidente de El Salvador. Utiliza fuentes orales y documentales nuevas, para trazar la forma en que el reformismo, la crisis económica y el activismo de los militantes comunistas lograron romper las barreras étnicas y regionales que dividían al campesinado occidental y estimular una movilización masiva.AbstractThis article delves into the social origins of the movements that triggered the 1932 peasant revolt in the central-western region of El Salvador. The authors used new oral and documentary sources to outline the way in which reformism, the economic crisis, and the communist activism managed to break the ethnic and regional barriers that divided the western peasantry and fostered a massive mobilization.

Historia Regional del café en El Salvador

Resumen Analiza la producción de café en las tres principales regiones cafetalera de el salvador ente 1850 y 1910 y demuestra que en ella participaron campesinos empresarios de diversos niveles sociales. Abstract This essay analyzes coffee production in the three principal coffee-production regions of El Salvador between 1850 and 1910, and demonstrates that peasants and entrepreneurs of diverse social level took part.

El proyecto hidroeléctrico del Arenal y el impacto en su entorno económico y social 1950-1994

Resumen Analiza el impacto que tuvo la construcción del proyecto hidroeléctrico del Arenal y con base en historia oral recuperar la opinión de los campesinos cuyas tierras fueron inundadas por el embalse. Abstract The author analyzes the impact of the construction of the Arenal hydroelectric project, and uses oral history to uncover the opinion of those peasants whose lands were flooded by the dam´s construction.

Los migradólares: ¿una oportunidad para el desarrollo local? Comunidades indígenas de México, como estudio de caso

En México, miles de campesinos e indígenas cruzan la frontera diariamente buscando el sostenimiento familiar, cobrando importancia la migración como la mejor opción de escapar de la pobreza extrema. La migración crea la necesidad de establecer vínculos con sus lugares de origen; dos ejemplos de ello son las remesas y los clubes de migrantes.En este artículo se muestran los logros alcanzados de dos comunidades indígenas transnacionales en materia de desarrollo local, que fueron posibles gracias al esfuerzo de concertación entre los agentes étnicos y los funcionarios públicos de los tres niveles en la búsqueda de mejorar las condiciones locales a través del aprovechamiento de las remesas.AbstractEveryday, thousands of Mexican peasants and indigenous people attempt to cross the US border seeking to gain a better economic income for them and their families. Immigration is seen as the best option on their run from extreme poverty. Immigration creates the need for these people to set links with their places of origin. Remittances and migrants clubs are examples of this type of links. The article shows the achievements reached by two communities in its local development. These achievements were made possible through the joint effort of ethnic agents and public employees by improving local conditions for remittances best effectible use.