In Upper Amazonia, after an initial disastrous penetration of Spanish colonists, the Jesuits began the task of evangelization in 1638. A network of Missions covered the territory and some statistics were collected. The indigenous demographic system was characterized by high mobility and high fragmentation of the various communities, as well as rapid turnover of the missions’ population. The Iberian intrusion increased the fragmentation, and many nations migrated away from the riverine areas (várzea) into the rainforest, with less favorable living conditions. This process may have pushed a number of communities under the threshold of minimum size for viability, thus accelerating the demographic collapse.<br><br>En el Alto Amazonas, después d...
This paper analyzes the economic dynamics of the Amazon in the colonial period through the descripti...
Este artigo estima o número de índios incorporados à sociedade colonial do Estado do Maranhão e Grão...
Grão-Para and Maranhão, ancient captaincies of Amazon, were colonized at the beginning of the 17th c...
In Upper Amazonia, after an initial disastrous penetration of Spanish colonists, the Jesuits began t...
La déforestation semble occasionnée par la construction des voies de communication et l'augmentation...
Since 1965 I have made several attempts to estimate the native population of Amazonia in 1492. My me...
Native Amazonians have been the victims of two massive historical assaults, one at the time of the C...
La crónica de Gaspar de Carvajal acerca de su travesía por el río Amazonas es la primera evidencia h...
The chronicle of Gaspar de Carvajal about his journey through the Amazon River is the first historic...
As condições de reprodução social do campesinato tendem à proletarização. No entanto, essa proletari...
The discovery of the Amazon River occurred in 1542. Francisco de Orellana was glory of the event and...
Mobility and permanency of the Ticunas in the Amazonian frontier area during the 18th century. The T...
The history of northwestern South America, focusing on the Amazon basin, is put into perspective usi...
This study reviews the history of the Napo Valley between 1580 and 1636. Between these dates major c...
This article examines the role of missionary entradas in the region of Maynas in relations between t...
This paper analyzes the economic dynamics of the Amazon in the colonial period through the descripti...
Este artigo estima o número de índios incorporados à sociedade colonial do Estado do Maranhão e Grão...
Grão-Para and Maranhão, ancient captaincies of Amazon, were colonized at the beginning of the 17th c...
In Upper Amazonia, after an initial disastrous penetration of Spanish colonists, the Jesuits began t...
La déforestation semble occasionnée par la construction des voies de communication et l'augmentation...
Since 1965 I have made several attempts to estimate the native population of Amazonia in 1492. My me...
Native Amazonians have been the victims of two massive historical assaults, one at the time of the C...
La crónica de Gaspar de Carvajal acerca de su travesía por el río Amazonas es la primera evidencia h...
The chronicle of Gaspar de Carvajal about his journey through the Amazon River is the first historic...
As condições de reprodução social do campesinato tendem à proletarização. No entanto, essa proletari...
The discovery of the Amazon River occurred in 1542. Francisco de Orellana was glory of the event and...
Mobility and permanency of the Ticunas in the Amazonian frontier area during the 18th century. The T...
The history of northwestern South America, focusing on the Amazon basin, is put into perspective usi...
This study reviews the history of the Napo Valley between 1580 and 1636. Between these dates major c...
This article examines the role of missionary entradas in the region of Maynas in relations between t...
This paper analyzes the economic dynamics of the Amazon in the colonial period through the descripti...
Este artigo estima o número de índios incorporados à sociedade colonial do Estado do Maranhão e Grão...
Grão-Para and Maranhão, ancient captaincies of Amazon, were colonized at the beginning of the 17th c...