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Havana Cadet Company Uniform Design

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:51 +0000

The need for better-qualified commanders was made more pressing by the technical innovations that the 18th century brought in the field of warfare, leading to the creation of military academies, which played a major role in the dissemination of new knowledge and in the human and professional training of future army commanders. In Havana, the Company of Noble Cadets was created in 1764, which was joined by the sons of both the Spanish and Creole elite.

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Moors of Granada

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:03 +0000

The image shows the clothing of the Moors of Granada around the 16th century, portrayed by Jean Jacques Boissard in his book ‘Recueil de costumes étrangers’ (1528-1602). It depicts characteristic elements of Moorish dress, such as the sabanilla with a bun on the head, the shirt, the overcoat and the trabaq, which were the ‘Moorish tights’ or ‘calzas moriscos’ (Moorish tights). There is also a figure wearing Moorish underwear (second figure from the left), consisting of the characteristic zaragüelles or wide breeches with many pleats

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16th century Spanish dresses

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:03 +0000

This resource includes a total of 23 prints depicting the traditional Spanish clothing of 16th century society. In them, the clothing of men and women from different social and economic backgrounds can be analysed.

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Women in Hispanic America

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:22 +0000

Audiovisual capsule on American women in the Modern Age, focusing on the diversity existing in this space, as exemplified by the ethnic differences or the heterogeneous legal conditions (free, slaves). Special mention is made of the case of the “tapadas” of Lima. Duration: 8.04 min. The video, made by Benita Herreros Cleret de Langavant (University of Cantabria), is designed for university students (Degree in History, Master’s and Doctorate in Modern History) and is one of the results of the teaching innovation project “History and Art Capsules II. History, with gender and in feminine”, funded by the University of Cantabria through a competitive public call (2020). This teaching project was coordinated by Begoña Alonso and Benita Herreros Cleret de Langavant (PIs), with the participation of Tomás A. Mantecón Movellán and Rubén Castro Redondo, together with the two aforementioned researchers

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