| M.A. 2008, UCLA - Latin American History; B.A. 2006, University of Pennsylvania - Latin American Studies, World History. |
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| E-mail: sierrapm@ucla.edu |
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| Subfield |
Colonial Mexico, African Presence in Mexico and Latin America, Marriage Patterns in Colonial Urban Centers
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| Research |
16th and 17th century focus on urban centers in Central Mexico, primarily Puebla de los Angeles and Mexico City. Intermarriage between African slaves and Indigenous workers in labor-intensive textile mills, "obrajes."
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| Advisors |
Pr. Kevin Terraciano
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| Conference Presentations |
“żNegros o Prietos?: The Negotiation of Afro-Mexican Identity in Sixteenth Century Puebla”; “El matrimonio negro en Puebla, 1585-1615: żAfro-criollismo o mestizaje?”; “Migrants and Slaves: Afro-indigenous Relations and the Urban Sphere in Puebla and Zacatecas.”
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