The LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections Spanish Paleography + Digital Humanities Institute provides participants with practical training in the reading and visualization of Early Modern (16th- to 18th-century) manuscripts in Spanish using the extensive holdings of the Benson Latin American Collection. Selected participants obtain and hone paleography skills for the accurate reading and transcription of these materials. They also receive specialized training on several free and open source tools that can be used to facilitate collaborative research and visualize data in colonial texts. The call for proposals is open and will close Monday, September 30, 2024.
Spring 2023 COHORT
| Cruz Volio | Gabriela | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Enriquez | Alejandro | Illinois State University |
| Escalona | Mariana | University of Texas, Austin |
| Flores Ortiz | Carla Estefania | Binghamton University |
| Guadarrama Sosa | Adriana | Universidad de Granada |
| Iborra Mallent | Juan Vicente | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Machuca-Gálvez | Milton Ricardo Antonio | University of New Mexico |
| Moreno Cabanillas | Rocío | Universidad de Sevilla |
| Neme Sánchez | Rauf Saud | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Querejazu | Lucia | University of Zurich |
| Ramirez Restrepo | Maria del Pilar | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Sánchez | Yaret | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Silva Blanc | Luisina | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Silva Guzman | Teresa | Archivo General de la Nación |
| Singh | Adam Rajendra | Indiana University |
| Styles | Monica Danielle | Howard University |
| Uparela | Paola | University of Florida |
| Vallejo | Maria Guadalupe | Kansas State University |
| Ziemendorff | Michaela Yvonne | Universität Bonn |
FAll 2022 COHORT
| Alarcon Olivos | Marcos Gildemaro | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Arbulú Zumaeta | Priscila | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Bernilla | Herbert José | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Carvajal Regidor | Jose Ignacio | University of California San Diego |
| Coldiron | Katie Lynn | Florida International University |
| Díaz Serrano | Ana | Universidad de Murcia |
| Jacquot | Olivier | Bibliothèque Nationale de France |
| Mamani-Fuentes | Francisco | Université Paris Sciences et Lettres/École Normale Supérieure, Universidad de Granada |
| Martínez Gramuglia | Pablo | Universidad de Navarra |
| Mejia Garcia | Rocio Irene | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Monta-Jameson | Maria Feliza | University of New Mexico |
| Montero Sobrevilla | Iris | Brown University |
| Oyola Valdez | Daniela Isabel | LMU |
| Russel y Rodriguez | Monica | Northwestern University |
| Sánchez | Silvia | Linnéuniversitetet |
| Sánchez-Mora | Javier | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Sisneros | Samuel | University of New Mexico |
| Teglia | Vanina Maria | Universidad de Buenos Aires/CONICET |
Spring 2022 COHORT
| Aguilar Pérez | José Ángel | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Barragán-Álvarez | José Adrián | The Bancroft Library |
| Cabrera Pons | Juan Carlos | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Catepillán | Tomas | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso |
| Derby | Lauren (Robin) | University of California, Los Angeles |
| DiMartino | Caitlin Irene | Northwestern University |
| Fernández Rivera | Francisco Javier | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo |
| Garzón Mantilla | Juan Carlos | Columbia University |
| Gharala | Norah | University of Houston |
| Hayashi | Michiyo | University of Kansai Gaidai |
| Holman | Tabithia | Florida International University |
| Kane | Eleanor | University of New Mexico |
| López-Parada | Esperanza | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Manitas | Francisco | City University of New York |
| Matsumoto | Mallory | University of Texas at Austin |
| Molina Bautista | Angelica María | Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia |
| Navarro | Gustavo Urbano | Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral |
| Pérez Gámez | Daniel | University of British Columbia |
| Pupo Pernet | Guillermo | University of Arkansas |
| Richards | Keith | Tulane University |
| Rojas Leiva | Alejo | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Ruiz | Daniela | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Sánchez Pozos | Christian | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla |
| Sanchis Álvarez | Robert | University of Virginia |
| Scarcella | Romina | Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| Serratos García | Brayan | Vanderbilt University |
| Turley | Samantha Emma | Vanderbilt University |
| Urteaga Araujo | Enrique Napoleón | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Varela | Juan Carlos | University Texas at El Paso & Texas General Land Office |
| Wasserman | Mira | University of California, Los Angeles |
FAll 2021 COHORT
| Ambrosi de la Cadena | Marco | Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele |
| Aravena Zamora | Abel Marcelo | Universidad de Playa Ancha |
| Arias-Zelidón | María Elena | University of California, Merced |
| Azuaje Capielo | Ronny Adelcrin | University of Alabama |
| Campos-Muñoz | German | Appalachian State University |
| Chávez Leyva | José | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Dawson | Eduardo | University of Notre Dame |
| De León | Ann | University of Alberta |
| Doherty | Tiarna | University of Delaware |
| Egan | Caroline | Northwestern University |
| Elías Lequernaque | Jorge Pavel | Universidad de Piura |
| Favila Vázquez | Mariana | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Gómez-Zamora | Mario | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Green | Bryan | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso |
| Ibáñez | Henrry | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Kolpakova Pérez | Natalia | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |
| López Aguirre | Diego Felipe | University of Notre Dame |
| López Andraca | Arisbel | University of Texas at Austin |
| Maccarone | Rahma Leila | Georgetown University |
| Márquez | María Victoria | CONICET/Universidad Nacional de Córdoba |
| McKinley | Michelle | University of Oregon |
| Medelius Olcese | Yole Mónica | None |
| Newman | Mary Katherine | University of Oxford |
| Rivas | Diomelca | City University of New York |
| Sandoval | Mercy | CIESAS – Peninsular |
| Silva | Yamile | University of Scranton |
| Stauffer | Brian A. | Texas General Land Office |
| Torres-Gutiérrez | Cristian Miguel | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Valverde Molina | Luis Tadeo | Universidad de Salamanca |
| Zegarra Moretti | Carlos Benjamín | Universidad de Bonn |