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T1 The strange case of Narciso: Cirilo Villaverde’s politics
A1 Álvarez Amell, Diana
K1 Cirilo Villaverde
K1 Cuba
K1 Politics
K1 Narciso López
K1 Annexationism
K1 Independence
K1 Filibuster
K1 Ideology
K1 19th century
K1 United States
K1 Romanticism
K1 History
K1 Memory
K1 Política
K1 Anexionismo
K1 Independencia
K1 Filibustero
K1 Ideología
K1 Siglo XIX
K1 Estados Unidos
K1 Romanticismo
K1 Historia
K1 Memoria
K1 Arte
K1 Art
K1 Historia
K1 History
K1 Literatura
K1 Literature
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB The political views and actions of Cirilo Villaverde have received short shriftin contemporary scholarship. The sketchiness has led to confusion about Villaverde’spolitics. While much critical work has been devoted to the racial conundrum in “CeciliaValdés”, to a large measure it has omitted analysis of the author’s views on the widerissue of Cuba’s political fate. Notwithstanding Villaverde’s active involvement as apolitical actor, the ideas vehemently expressed in his political writings, he has beenoften identified, without great scrutiny to his writings, as an “anexionista”, in large partdue to his association with Narciso López. Reading Villaverde’s writings, as well asthose of other Cuban political actors of the time, makes the historical confusion thatsurrounds López and Villaverde’s political beliefs perplexing. Villaverde to the lastdefended his own belief in Cuban independence, and several times wrote in defenseof López. Cubans and Americans have debated López’s intentions and Villaverde’spolitics, either ignoring or disregarding original sources such as Villaverde’s publishedstatements that are deemed unreliable, pointedly when they contradict or create fissuresin the American historical grand narrative.
PB Instituto Franklin de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos, Universidad de Alcalá
SN 1889-5611
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/33800
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/33800
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 25-abr-2024