 | Baroque Sovereignty: Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora and the Creole Archive of Colonial Mexico Subjects: Sigüenza y Góngora Carlos de 1645–1700 -- Political and social views; Sigüenza y Góngora Carlos de 1645–1700 -- Library; Archives -- Political aspects -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century; Creoles -- Mexico -- Intellectual life -- 17th century; Civili; Baroque Sovereignty examines the emergence of a creole archive of artifacts, history, and traditions of colonial Mexico, primarily curated by the polymath Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora. Anna More posits the centrality of this archive for understanding how a local political imaginary emerged from the ruins of Spanish imperialism. Anna More is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles. |
