Afromexico: the untold history of slavery in colonial Puebla

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.

Episode 82

Dr Pablo Sierra’s research contests that blackness is a decidedly foreign concept in the cultural history of the City of Puebla, an idealised urban centre whose narratives about Spanish baroque splendour have silenced the stories and presence of other ethnic groups, namely thousands of enslaved and free afro descendants.

In this episode, we discuss the rise of Afromexican studies, Puebla’s role in the slave trade, the racialised configuration of the novohispanic society, and the challenges of critical historical research.

We also talk about the case of an elite Afro-Indigenous couple in colonial Puebla, called Felipe Monsón y Mojica and Juana María de la Cruz that lived in the 17th century and rose to power and wealth as chilli tycoons. Their history reveals incredible details about social mobility, self-empowerment, interracial relations and even Puebla’s intertwined history with piracy in the Caribbean.

Contact Pablo:

• Website: https://tinyurl.com/yyqbwzx6

• Academia.edu: https://rochester.academia.edu/PabloSierra

• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo-Sierra-Silva

• Email: [email protected]

Check the resources mentioned on todays episode:

https://tinyurl.com/2eq3mcy8

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