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John F. Schwaller

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Recovering college president; Latin American Historian focusing on the 16th century; student and scholar of Nahuatl; Emeritus Professor, U. at Albany (SUNY); Research Adjunct, U of Kansas

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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
IDIEZ and the University of Utah announce an intensive summer program in Nahuatl language and culture. apply.learningabroad.utah.edu/index.cfm?Fu...
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Programs > University of Utah
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Gilbert M. Joseph reflects on 5 decades of scholarship & mentorship in Latin American history. His CLAH Distinguished Service Award lecture at the 2025 AHA meeting made the case for a more collaborative approach to research & teaching—one that spans disciplines, generations & borders. bit.ly/3YZWslO
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CLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History | The Americas | Cambridge Core
CLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Historian @hectorlinares.bsky.social‬ traces Antón’s story through letters as well as legal and administrative records, showing how some Afro-descendants navigated colonial institutions to claim honor, status, and citizenship. 📝 Read more in Vol 81, Issue 4: bit.ly/3DXIucs
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Antón Zape, “Un Negro de mucho Precio”: Seeking freedom and honor through royal service in sixteenth-century Panama | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Antón Zape, “Un Negro de mucho Precio”: Seeking freedom and honor through royal service in sixteenth-century Panama - Volume 81 Issue 4
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The Arizona Archeological and Historical Society will host a zoom lecture by Angela Husler of Chronicle Heritage and Arizona State University, on the topic of the Aztec Conquest og the Toluca Valley. To register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Aztec conquest of the Toluca Valley. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
When the Spanish collected Native historical accounts of the preconquest Toluca Valley for a series of 16th century court cases, the Triple Alliance-Aztec conquest of the region a generation early fea...
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Obsidian in the Templo Mayor - A team of scientists has analyzed obsidian objects recovered from the Templo Mayor project and subjected them to careful analysis using a sophisticated x-ray technique. For more information see: news.tulane.edu/pr/study-rev...
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Study reveals vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts
Tulane University News and Press Releases
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Founded in 1966, La Pájara Pinta published experimental, sometimes radically innovative poems, essays & short plays that pushed the limits of politics & culture. Among the authors was guerrilla poet Roque Dalton, contributing from exile. His 1964 police mugshot, courtesy of MUPI, San Salvador
Roque Dalton’s 1964 police mugshot. Courtesy of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, San Salvador
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thought Brazil’s “founding fathers” were liberals & abolitionists "ahead of their time"? Think again! 🔍 In "A Tropical Vienna," jjperdez.bsky.social uncovers how German cameral sciences—not enlightened ideals—shaped Brazilian independence. Read more in our latest issue! 🔗 bit.ly/4je4ZJg
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A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence | The Americas | Cambridge Core
A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence - Volume 82 Issue 1
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The Vault Associate will: ✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year ✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal ✅ Work with a faculty mentor from the Editorial Board Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🗓️ Deadline to apply: June 1, 2025 Full application details here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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CFP: The Americas Vault Associate for 2025-26 | H-Net
The Americas Vault Associate will aid the Journal in developing a curated guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from the back issues of the journal. During the course of an academic yea...
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
📣 Call for Applications! The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate! The Vault 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.
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The Annual Meeting of the Association of Nahuatl Scholars is now some seven weeks away, April 24-26. The list of accepted papers, travel and conference information is now posted on the Association website (scroll down the page for full information): www.nahuatl.org
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A great new issue of The Americas is available, nearly all Open Access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
There's a new essay by Douglas McRae taking a look at the development of Latin American urban history, as reflected in the pages of The Americas. It's a great teaching tool, and it is Open Access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Latin American Cities: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Latin American Cities: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Some members of the editorial board feel that this piece will be an award winner. It downplays the influence of the French, recognizing the German contributions to government. BTW, it's OPEN ACCESS. Anybody can read it. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence | The Americas | Cambridge Core
A Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In addition to that, here's a little piece that I did for Mexicolore regarding Chicomecoatl: www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/...
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Goddess of the month: Chicomecoatl
Mexica-Aztec goddess of the month: Chicomecoatl
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It's been quite a 12+ months for me as a "retired" scholar. Three articles and an edited volume all came out in 2024. And now, a small piece that I did about the Franciscans in the journal The Americas: (It's Open Access, so enjoy!) doi.org/10.1017/tam....
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Articles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023 | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Articles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
There is a major new study of Native land ownership in Peru at the end of the sixteenth century by José de la Puente Luna. It demonstrates a high degree of Native agency in the process. And it's Open Access, anyone can read it. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Andean Primordial Titles, Land Repossession, and the Rise of New Communities during the First General Land Inspection (1594–1602) | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Andean Primordial Titles, Land Repossession, and the Rise of New Communities during the First General Land Inspection (1594–1602)
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The latest issue of The Americas is out. It has some fantastic articles: TOC: The Americas, 81:4 (October 2024) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The first of the Vault Associate essays in The Americas, by Margarita Martínez-Osorio, is entitled "Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas" and is now available. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
We hope that their words and insights will offer some comfort as we mourn the loss of these exemplary historians, colleagues, teachers, and friends. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Adventures with Don Luquitas: Exploring Our Obligations as Biographers | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Adventures with Don Luquitas: Exploring Our Obligations as Biographers - Volume 75 Issue 3
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tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
We are mourning two luminaries in our field: Mary Kay Vaugh and Eric van Young. To commemorate the impact they had on us, The Americas is making their CLAH Distinguished Service lectures freely available for three months. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Forging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Forging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History - Volume 74 Issue 3
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Summer program at Princeton, Dumbarton Oaks & Lib. of Congress. Applications due February 15, 2025. "Missionary Manuscripts in Mesoamerican Languages." An intensive two-week summer workshop between June 2 – 13, 2024. Additional details are found on the website: www.doaks.org/events/pre-c...
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Missionary Manuscripts Summer Workshop
June 2-13, 2025 | Princeton University Library, Dumbarton Oaks, and Library of Congress. Apply by February 15.
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Looks like the latest edition of Estudios de Cultura Nahuatl was just published. It has some great work on Cihuacoatl and Tlacotli, Maya roots of polychrome ceramic from Cholula, and fertility images in Morelos. nahuatl.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ec...
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Vol. 69 (2025) | Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
There is a new number of The Americas available: TOC 81:3, July 2024 Due to unforeseen problems with the Press, several issues of 2024 have been delayed. Cambridge University Press has promised to return to a normal publication schedule in early 2025. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Longest maguey manuscript studied at the Newberry Library. It was hiding in plain sight! www.newberry.org/news/analysi...
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Manuscript is Most Extensive Example of Maguey Paper in Existence
A collection of sermons by sixteenth-century Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún is rare example from the Nahuas.
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John F. Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The Getty Research Institute is offering a zoom workshop for folks in higher education on how to use the Digital Florentine Codex in their teaching: getty.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Curriculum Workshop for Higher Ed: Digital Florentine Codex . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Teaching with the Digital Florentine Codex: Nahua Encyclopedic Knowledge in the Higher Ed Classroom We invite you to join us in this virtual hands-on workshop that showcases the Digital Florentine Co...
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