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Reassessing Consensus: Alejandro O’Reilly’s 1765 Visita and Puerto Rican History
| Title: | Reassessing Consensus: Alejandro O’Reilly’s 1765 Visita and Puerto Rican History. |
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| Name(s): |
Mallen, Sean Thomas, author Cruz-Taura, Graciella, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Dorothy F Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of History |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2016 | |
| Date Issued: | 2016 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 115 p | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | King Charles III of Spain implemented a series of Enlightenment reforms throughout his domain following the 1763 defeat of the Seven Years War Among the royal officials sent to enact these reforms in the Caribbean, the Crown dispatched Field Marshal Alejandro O’Reilly to the colony of Puerto Rico Historians have attributed to his 1765 inspection, or visita, and subsequent report, or memoria, the foundations for a turning point in the island’s history Despite the historical consensus that has lauded O’Reilly’s recommendations, this inspector-general does not merit the credit that historians consistently have given him Agrarian and economic patterns such as population growth, smuggling, and the hato economy persisted decades after his visita into the nineteenth century Other events helped drive immigration and investment into Puerto Rico more than O’Reilly’s memoria Ultimately, O’Reilly did not trigger enduring change in the colony’s history, and Puerto Rican historiography awaits the corresponding revision | |
| Identifier: | FA00004794 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016 | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography | |
| Subject(s): |
O'Reilly, Alejandro,--1722-1794--Relación circunstanciada del actual estado de la población, frutos y proporciones para fomento que tiene la Isla de San Juan de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico--History--18th century Caribbean Area--History--18th century Puerto Rico--Foreign relations--Great Britain--History--18th century Puerto Rico--Social conditions--History--18th century Puerto Rico--Economic conditions--History--18th century |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004794 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
