Tag: Spanish colonial history
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The Roque Dalton Archive at the Benson Latin American Collection
Author James Iffland, the pre-eminent biographer of Salvadoran revolutionary and writer Roque Dalton, writes about Dalton’s life and his important archive at the Benson Latin…
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To the Reader, 2026
A letter to the reader summarizing the contents of the 2025–26 issue of Portal magazine and celebrating achievements of the past year.
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Reframing the Age of Revolutions at the Benson
Veronica Valarino, Exhibitions Curator at the Benson Latin American Collection, writes about an exhibit that frames the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence within a broader…
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The Struggle for Ecological Conservation in the Ecuadorian Chocó Andino
Author Salomé Valdivieso describes the struggle for conservation in Ecuador’s Chocó Andino, where mining and other industries threaten a delicate ecosystem.
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The Evolution of Violence in Latin America
Summarizing a 2025 conference on the evolution of violence in Latin America, Professor Raúl Madrid discusses broad trends over time and the latest scholarship on…
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Mexican Bilingualism Matters: A Psycholinguistic Approach to Mexico’s Language Diversity
This article explains what psycholinguists have learned about bilingualism in Mexico and changes in the brains of individuals exposed to an Indigenous language early in…
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A Myth-busting Book Reveals the Role of Paperwork in the Spanish Empire
Interview with historians Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Adrian Masters about their recent book, “The Radical Spanish Empire.”
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Juan Villoro: Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Adela Pineda Franco writes about Juan Villoro’s book “No soy un robot,” in which he contemplates the role of culture in the age of artificial…
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Staff Spotlight: Caroline Garriott
Meet Caroline Garriott, a historian who runs the diverse and interdisciplinary programming of the LLILAS Public Engagement Office.
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Meaningful Objects: LLILAS’s Collection of South American Gold Work
By SANTIAGO MUÑOZ-ARBELÁEZ In December 2025, friends of LLILAS gathered to honor benefactor Joe R. Long and to view a selection of rare and ancient…
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Mesoamerica Meetings Coming Fall 2026
The Mesoamerica Meetings will take place November 5–7, 2026, on the UT Austin campus.
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Finding Family History in the Archives
By ADRIÁN FERNÁNDEZ WHILE RESEARCHING at the Benson Latin American Collection for my undergraduate thesis on Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, I came across newspaper articles…
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Remembering Dina Sherzer
Adela Pineda Franco reflects on the life of the late Emerita Professor Dina Sherzer.