European Expansion and Representations of Indigenous and African Peoples. A Distorted Vision

181 Pages·2020·2.202 MB·English

by  Ignacio Gallup-Díaz

EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND
REPRESENTATIONS OF INDIGENOUS
AND AFRICAN PEOPLES
This book presents a bold, multifaceted interpretation of early English imperial
actions by examining the ways in which English empire-builders and travelers
interacted with Indigenous and African peoples during the long process of
colonization in the Americas.
Ignacio Gallup-Díaz argues that early English imperial actors were primarily
motivated by practical concerns rather than abstract ideologies—from reacting
to, learning from, and avoiding the ongoing Spanish and Portuguese imperial
projects to the dynamic collision of English imaginings of empire with the
practical realities of governing non-European peoples. The text includes an
appendix of primary sources that allows students and instructors to engage
with English imperial thinking directly. Readers are encouraged to critically
examine English accounts of this period in an attempt to see the Indigenous
and African peoples who are embedded in them.
European Expansion and Representations of Indigenous and African Peoples provides
an invaluable new framework for undergraduate students and instructors of
early American history, Atlantic history, and the history of race and imperialism
more broadly.
I gnacio Gallup-Díaz is Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania, and specializes in the history of the early modern Atlantic
World. His research interests include the development of autonomous African
and Indigenous communities, and he is the author of The Door of the Seas and
Key to the Universe (2001).

EUROPEAN
EXPANSION AND
REPRESENTATIONS
OF INDIGENOUS AND
AFRICAN PEOPLES
A Distorted Vision
Ignacio Gallup-Díaz
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Title: European expansion and representations of Indigenous and
African peoples : a distorted vision / Ignacio Gallup-Dí az.
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Subjects: LCSH: America—Discovery and exploration—British—
Early works to 1800—History and criticism. | America—Early
accounts to 1600—History and criticism.
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I owe my wife Anjali everything and dedicate this book to her with
all my heart.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction: Empire Is Cruelty, and You Cannot Refine It 1
1 A Spanish Typology of Black Resistance: The Rebel Slaves
of Panamá 9
2 Symerons , Sultans, and Specimens: Binary Opposition(s)
in English Vernacular Imperialism 26
3 Ambulatory Cartography: The English
De-Hispanicization of America 44
4 Roanoke Through an Irish Lens: Inconstant Lords
and Their Love of Conspiracies 61
5 Ralegh’s E mpyre: Collusion and Misperception 75
Necessary Paradoxes 98
Appendix 105
(1) Sir Francis Drake Revived 109
(2) The Relation of David Ingram 141
(3) Ralph Lane’s Discourse on the First Colony 150
Index 167
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book took a long time to finish, and in that time, I relied upon family,
friends, and colleagues to help me knit my ideas together and keep the project
alive.
Several people who supported my efforts did not live to see the book brought
to a conclusion: David C. Gallup and Padmasani Jothimuttu Gallup, my wife’s
loving and solicitous parents, and Dr. Gridley McKim Smith, a steadfast Bryn
Mawr colleague.
The community of early modern Atlantic historians is a rich and lively one,
and I have benefited from my continued engagement with the McNeill Center
for Early American Studies, and through talks, conferences, and collaborations,
my work has benefited from my interactions with Ann M. Little, Christian A.
Crouch, Joyce C. Chaplin, Zara Anishanslin, Jessica Roney, Whitney Mar-
tinko, and Kathleen M. Brown.
I am lucky to have enjoyed Andrew Shankman’s friendship, humor, and
perspicacity for many years, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to
present a portion of this work to the Rutgers-Camden history department’s
Lees Seminar at Andy’s invitation.
S everal colleagues read portions of the text and provided insightful com-
ments: Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Michael Leroy Oberg, Rebecca Ann Goetz,
Elizabeth Ellis, and Antonio Feros. Rebecca invited me to New York Univer-
sity’s Atlantic History seminar for a lively discussion of culture and imperialism
that helped me conceive of the book’s big picture.
M y colleagues in the history department at Bryn Mawr have been a source
of strength and support, with Elly R. Truitt, Anita Kurimay, and Sharon Ull-
man going above and beyond the call of duty in offering support.
Acknowledgments ix
Perter Magee supported my ideas and helped me sharpen my views about
Ireland, while also being a good friend. Tracy Kellmer patiently listened to my
rants about c imarrones , Francis Drake, Topiawari, and Walter Ralegh. My stu-
dents have provided encouragement and insight, and I am indebted to Alexis
McDonald, Cassandra Bose Dixon, Angela Motte, Isabel Gellert Arpita Joyce,
Laney Myers, and Cassidy Gruber Baruth. At a crucial time in the project’s
development—following a session of the McNeill Center—Simon Finger
revealed his until-then-secret interest in Martin Frobisher and allowed me to
share my ideas with him.