Historian @QCHistory; Immigrant; Interested in Latin America, Early Modern Spain, Political Economy, Slavery, the Atlantic World, and the Information State
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Today is publication day. 30% discount with the following code: AUFLY30. Order here: global.oup.com/academic/prod…
As I prepare for a few upcoming book talks, I thought I would share one such talk I gave in Spanish this past spring for the CIDE’s Seminario de Conceptos Económicos, Iberconceptos.
Discusión del libro Assembling an Imperial Machine youtube.com/live/FFdyJ4V7dKY… via @YouTube
A quick reminder of my recent piece. The article shows that Santo Domingo lay at the origins of "the political architecture of plantation slavery." If you're interested in having me present this research to your students or campus, feel free to reach out. cup.org/4cCYIXJ
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Fidel J. Tavárez discusses his research on Spanish imperial commercial reform in the eighteenth century. youtube.com/live/FFdyJ4V7dKY…
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Fidel J. Tavárez - Assembling an Imperial Machine
Spanish Commercial Reform in the Age of Enlightenment
À paraître en avril aux Oxford UP
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#AgendaCIDE | La #DEMCIDE te invita a la discusión del libro: "Assembling an Imperial Machine. Spanish Commercial Reform in the Age of Enlightenment".
🗓️ 24 de abril | 13:00 horas
📺 Transmisión: bit.ly/4vCbexS
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📢 JOB OPENINGS at @CCHS_CSIC (Madrid)!
As part of my @ERC_Research project WILDHIST, I am hiring two 3-year postdoctoral researchers in the global history of rubber.
Application deadline: 24 April 2026
More info 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/4…
Read the introduction of my forthcoming @OUPAcademic book here: academic.oup.com/book/62330/…. Available until April 16.
The seed article for my second book project is out. In same issue: Companion article by Alex Borucki and @Belmonteenredes.
Santo Domingo’s Unrealized Plantation Complex: A Prelude to Cuba’s Sugar Revolution, 1760–1795 | The Americas | Cambridge Core - cup.org/4cCYIXJ
My book is already available in digital form. You can read the chapter abstracts here: doi.org/10.1093/978019775508…. I would like to highlight chapter 7, which offers a new and counterintuitive explanation for the liberalization of the slave trade in 1789.
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My book is already available for pre-order at the
@OxUniPress website. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
My book is already available for pre-order at the
@OxUniPress website. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
My latest book review.
How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400 Year History. By Felipe Fernánez-Armestoand Manuel Lucena Giraldo . London: Reaktion Books, 2024. Pp. 352. $40.00 cloth. | The Americas | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4nJuTqD
My book has a cover. Excited to see the work of so many years coming together. Many thanks to @OxUniPress for all the work they've put into the project.
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📣 Call for Applications!
The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate!
The Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.
I just discovered that somebody recorded me playing atabales (Afro-Dominican drums) last year in Monte Plata, DR.
Atabales de Monte Plata. Fiestas patronales 2024. youtu.be/B0MxP0lwFk0?si=guxR… via @YouTube
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Come and work with us at @UCSBHistory! We're hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of 20th-century Mexican history. recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02835
Hello historians!
Does anyone have access to David Murray's "The slave trade, slavery and Cuban independence"? doi.org/10.1080/014403999085…
I am not able to access it through my campus. Thanks in advance.
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¿Alguien tiene fotos de Santo Domingo 178A o 178B del AGI?
Tengo que escribir un capítulo sobre la Jamaica española pero el AGI está digitalizando estos legajos ahora y no puedo consultarlos.
¡Gracias por compartir! @jjponcevazquez @DrDanielleTW @FidelTavarez @DrJesseCromwell