The term cacica was a Spanish linguistic invention, the female counterpart to caciques, the
Arawak word for male indigenous leaders in Spanish America. But the term's meaning was …

The life-history narratives of 10 Mexican American men with mobility limitations, age 55–77
years (mean= 63.8, SD= 5.8), were explored using a qualitatively driven, life-history mixed …

Objectives: Caregiver strain often stems from unmet needs and is a risk factor for poor
physical and psychological health. This study aims to identify factors associated with …

When late eighteenth-century New Spanish viceregal administrators installed public lamps
in the streets of central Mexico City, they illuminated the bodies of Indigenous, Afro …

When violence clearly conveys a message and produces order, it simplifies meaning.
Worded differently, it creates a “dead zone”(Graeber 2012). This article argues that intense …

Academic literature has seen an increase in research focused on the diverse experiences of
men of color in higher education. However, among the various studies conducted thus far …

The cultivation of coffee and the Liberal Reforms of the 1870s instigated a transformation in
the social composition of Guatemala City's urban elite as rural and working-class ladinos …

This study examines forty-six colonial records spanning over two centuries (ca. 1581–1802),
the majority of which consist of Mexican Inquisition and criminal trials. The article illuminates …

This volume shifts the focus from violence to peace studies in Latin America and sheds light
on how social groups and individuals resist to violence and strive to create peaceful or at …

The term machismo refers to the male code of honor, loyalty, and ethics by which Latino
males' function and hold their identity. This code of honor has been associated with the …