Fourth Technical Meeting of the History Commission · 2019. 9. 3. · Dr. Cristina Oehmichen (Mexico) presented her report as Editor of the Journal of Anthropolo-gy of The Americas;

August 2019 • Bulletin 59

Fourth Technical Meeting of the History Commission

From July 8th to 10th, the Fourth Technical Meeting of the History Commission was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Pa-

tricia Galeana, President of the History Commis-

sion, led the working groups; Rubén Ruiz Guerra

(Mexico), Vice President, served as Secretary of

the Meeting.

The members of the History Commission,

representing 10 countries of the Americas, includ-

ed: Dr. Omar Adolfo Cueto y Dra. Adriana Aída

García (Argentina); Dr. André Figueiredo (Brazil);

Mtro. Luis Valenzuela, Dr. Fernando José Castillo

Opazo y Dr. Enrique Pérez de Prada (Chile); Dra.

Giselle Chang (Costa Rica); Dra. Guadalupe Soas-

ti y Dra. María Elena Bedoya (Ecuador), Dr. Erick

Langer (United States); Dra. Cristina Oehmichen y

Dr. Julián Castro-Rea (Mexico); Dr Herib Caballero

(Paraguay); Dr. Javier Augusto Ávila Molero (Peru);

Dr. Patricia Galeana, president of the History Commission, presenting the conclusions at the Fourth Technical Meeting of the Commissions of the

Pan American Institute of Geography and History

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History Commission Pan American Institute of Geography and History

y Dr. Filiberto Cruz Sánchez, Dra. Glenis Tavares,

Mtro. Pablo A. Gómez, Dra. Reina Rosario Fernán-

dez, y Mtro. Eddy de los Santos (Dominican Re-

public).

Dr. Patricia Galeana presented her semi-an-

nual report, in which she described the activi-

ties of the Committees and Working Groups. She

also presented the publication of the Chronology

of America, result of four years of work by 44 re-

searchers from the Pan American Network, pub-

lished thanks to the National Autonomous Uni-

versity of Mexico and the Siglo XXI publishing

house.

Dr. Galeana also updated the status of the pe-

riodical publications of the Commission: Journals,

Technical Assistance Projects, Bulletin, and the

2019 "Leopoldo Zea" Award" and the Award for the

Best Master's Thesis in Pan American History

Dr. Cristina Oehmichen (Mexico) presented

her report as Editor of the Journal of Anthropolo-

gy of The Americas; those responsible of the 2019

Technical Assistance Projects also described their

reports over three sessions. Priority topics for

the Commission were discussed in the working

groups: the history of migration and the history

of climate change, as well as a critical evaluation

of the structure of the Pan American Institute of

Geography and History and the development of

a Pan American historical research agenda. The

corresponding documentation is available at this

link: http://comisiones.ipgh.org/historia/4-re-

union-tecnica-comisiones.html

Attendees of the Fourth Technical Meeting of the History Commission, held from July 8 to 10, 2019, in Santo Domingo,

Dominican Republic.

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" L E O P O L D O Z E A "

• A W A R D •

The History Commission of the paigh calls for applications to the 2019 “Leopoldo Zea”

Award, to those whose trajectory is recognized as one of the most significant and important,

constituting a relevant contribution to the development of the study of The Americas.

The call for applications is available at the following link: http://comisiones.ipgh.

org/historia/assets/ipgh-convocatoria-leopoldo-zea-2019.pdf

For further information: [email protected]

Applications deadline: September 30th, 2019.

Academic Calls

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Journal of Archaeology of

The Americas The Journal of Archaeology of The Americas has

an open call for the submission of articles to

be published in its forthcoming editions.

For further information, please contact Journal Editor Dr. Mario A. Rivera: [email protected]

Award for the Best Master's Thesisin Pan American History

Edition 2019

The award aims to promote and recognize recent academic research, carried out by

national students and researchers from the Member States of the Pan American Institute

of Geography and History (paigh) or those graduated from official master's programs from

universities located in any of those Member States; this award will be granted in the

general field of the History of America, XIX and XX centuries.

The call for applications is available at the following link: http://comisiones.ipgh.

org/historia/assets/convocatoria-tesis-maestri%CC%81a-2019.pdf

For further information: [email protected]

Applications deadline: August 30th, 2019.

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AntropologíaAmericana

Please address any inquiries to Journal Editor Dr. Cristina Oehmichen:[email protected]

for the reception of articles, documents and reviews.

Guidelines for authors: https://revistadehistoriadeamerica.ucol.mx/content/revista/1/file/rha_Convocatoria%20Permanente2018.pdf

Please address any inquiries to Journal Editor Dr. Alexandra Pita: [email protected]

Journal of History of the Americas

PERMANENT CALL

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For further information: https://plataiberoamerica.wordpress.com/

IV Congress of Economic HistoryPeruvian Association of Economic History

Date: from August 5 to 7, 2019

Contact: [email protected]

For further information: http://www.aphe.org.pe/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/convocatoria-Congreso-Piura-2.pdf

Women of the Americas: The Feminization of Poltics and the Politicization of the Intimate Call: University of Burgundy, France.

Deadline for receipt of proposals: September

15, 2019

Contact: [email protected]

For further information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/4254144/women-americas-feminization-poltics-and-politicization-intimate

Pan Americanism: a new look towards intercontinental relations Call: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio

Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Deadline for receipt of proposals: September

30, 2019

For further information: http://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/fo/ojs/index.php/iberoamericana/announcement

Academic Events

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August 1st

1776The Viceroyalty of the River

Plate is created through Royal

Decree.

August 2nd Bolivia. Indian Day

August 3rd

1806, Venezuela. The tricolor flag is hoisted

for the first time by General

Francisco de Miranda.

August 7th 1858, Canada.The United Kingdom’s Queen

Victoria chooses Ottawa as the

capital city.

August 10th

1809, Ecuador. The First Cry of Independence

sounds out; it is known as the

Luz de América because it was

the first in the region.

August 11th 1825Proclamation of the Republic

of Bolivar, now known as the

Plurinational State of Bolivia.

August 13th

1521Fall of Tenochtitlan:

Cuauhtémoc surrenders to the

Spaniards, led by Hernán Cortés,

ending the Aztec empire.

August 16th 1570The Catholic Inquisition is

established in the Spanish

colonies.

August 22nd

1791, Haiti. A slave revolt becomes the

first expression of collective

freedom on the continent,

forcing concessions from the

colonial authorities.

August 27th 1898The Republic of Central America

changes its name to the United

States of Central America.

August 28th 1963, United States. Within the context of the Civil

Rights Movement, Martin Luther

King Jr. makes his famous I Have

A Dream speech in Washington.

August 29th 1825The kingdom of Portugal

recognizes the independence of

the Brazilian empire.

August 30th 1848Costa Rica becomes independent

from the Federal Republic of

Central America.

Upcoming Anniversaries on the American Continent

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