Cartas de indígenas potiguaras de las Guerras Holandesas en el Brasil (1645-1646)

  • Cerno L
  • Obermeier F
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Abstract

En esta contribución se presentan cartas intercambiadas entre grupos de indígenas potiguaras (tupíes) del nordeste de Brasil, unos aliados a los holandeses, otros a los portugueses. Estos documentos son excepcionales en el contexto del Brasil colonial. Escritas por indígenas que actuaron ellos mismos como líderes militares en el contexto de las Guerras Holandesas del Brasil (1645-1646), las cartas estaban destinadas a convencer a los potiguaras aliados a los holandeses a cambiar de bando y luchar a favor de los portugueses. Los indígenas habían sido alfabetizados por los europeos para quienes peleaban, como sabemos por diferentes fuentes. Estos documentos poseen un valor único para entender el impacto sociolingüístico de la escritura en la América indígena del siglo XVII.The letters presented in this contribution were exchanged between two groups of Potiguara Indians in North eastern Brazil, one allied to the Dutch, the other to the Portuguese. They are exceptional for Colonial Brazil. Written by indigenous military leaders themselves in the context of the Dutch War (1645-1646), they should convince the Potiguara allied to the Dutch to change sides and fight with the Portuguese. The Indians had acquired their literacy skills with the Europeans they were fighting with, as we know from their biographical background. These unique documents are of great worth to understand the sociolinguistic impact of indigenous literacy in the 17th century.

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Cerno, L., & Obermeier, F. (2013). Cartas de indígenas potiguaras de las Guerras Holandesas en el Brasil (1645-1646). Corpus, Vol 3, No 1. https://doi.org/10.4000/corpusarchivos.368

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