| C.Phil. (2007) in History, UCLA; M.A. (2005) in Latin American Studies, Tulane University; B.A. (2003) in Spanish/Political Science, Furman University |
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| E-mail: bbenton@ucla.edu |
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| Subfield |
Colonial Latin America, Central Mexican Ethnohistory
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| Research |
Local politics in sixteenth-century Tetzcoco, New Spain. Negotiation of power between indigenous leaders and Spaniards. Factionalism among the Tetzcoca indigenous nobility.
M.A. thesis: "Early Tetzcoco: Local Governance and the Waning Influence of the Second City of the Aztec Empire."
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| Publications |
“Conquest-Mexico,” in Encyclopedia of Latin America. Vol 1. “Amerindians through Foreign Colonization.” Ed. J. Michael Francis (Washington: Facts on File, In Press).
“Mexico,” in Encyclopedia of Latin America. Vol 1. “Amerindians through Foreign Colonization.” Ed. J. Michael Francis (Washington: Facts on File, In Press).
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| Grants and Awards |
National Awards:
- Fulbright Grant to Seville, Spain (2007-2008)
- Student Travel Grant, American Society for Ethnohistory (2008).
- Mellon Summer Institute in Spanish Paleography, Univ. of Texas at Austin (2007)
- Title VI - FLAS Fellowship for Portuguese, Tulane Univ. (2003-2004)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Furman Univ. (2003)
Institutional Awards:
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, UCLA Center for the Study of Women (2009).
- Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, UCLA Graduate Division (2007)
- Doctoral Fellowship, UCLA Dept of History (2005-present)
- Graduate School Fellowship, Tulane Univ. (2004-2005)
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| Advisors |
Prof. Kevin Terraciano (Chair)
Prof. Teofilo Ruiz
Prof. William Summerhill
Prof. Cecelia Klein
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| Conference Presentations |
"'Much Damage and Harrassment': Conflict Over Natural Resources in Sixteenth-Century Tetzcoco," American Society for Ethnohistory, New Orleans, Louisiana (2009).
“Restaurado a la gracia: Tetzcoco y Don Antonio Pimentel Tlahuitoltzin a mediados del siglo XVI,” 53rd International Congress of Americanists, Mexico City (2009).
“Montezuma’s Nieces: Sixteenth-Century Indigenous Noble Women from Tetzcoco, New Spain,” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2009).
“A Horse and a Sword for Don Juan de Alvarado: A Century of Spanish Rule in Tetzcoco,” American Society for Ethnohistory, Eugene, Oregon (2008).
"Heresy and Its Aftermath: Early Tetzcoca Encounters with New Spain's Colonial Administration," American Society for Ethnohistory, Williamsburg, Virginia (2006).
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