Chief Robert Henry Clarence: the last hereditary chief of the Mosquito Reservation

IF 1.6 Q2 ETHNIC STUDIES
Luciano Baracco
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Abstract

This article presents a biography of Chief Robert Henry Clarence, the last Hereditary Chief of the Mosquito Reservation— a historical territory formerly located on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast. In 1894, the reservation was militarily incorporated into Nicaragua. The following account shines a light on the Mosquito (the largest Indigenous tribe living in Mosquitia—an historical territory on Central America’s Caribbean Coast, stretching from Honduras to the northern parts of Coast Rica—who have been referred to as the Miskitu since the mid-20th century) perspective of the incorporation. This article draws on Foreign Office files (1894–1907) held by the National Archives in London, which contain correspondence from Chief Clarence and other Mosquito leaders. By focusing on a figure who has been obscured in the historiography on the reservation, the evidence produces a narrative of Mosquito political consciousness which contrasts with the disparaging depictions contained in British and North America diplomatic correspondence.
罗伯特-亨利-克拉伦斯酋长:蚊子保留地最后一位世袭酋长
本文介绍了罗伯特-亨利-克拉伦斯酋长的传记,他是莫斯基托保留地的最后一位世袭酋长,该保留地历史上曾位于尼加拉瓜的加勒比海岸。1894 年,该保留地被军事并入尼加拉瓜。下文将从莫斯基托人(生活在莫斯基托的最大土著部落,该部落历史上是中美洲加勒比海沿岸的一块领地,从洪都拉斯一直延伸到哥斯达黎加北部,自 20 世纪中叶以来一直被称为米斯基图人)的角度来阐述并入尼加拉瓜的原因。本文参考了伦敦国家档案馆保存的外交部档案(1894-1907 年),其中包含克拉伦斯酋长和其他蚊子族领导人的来往信件。通过关注在有关保留地的史料中被掩盖的一个人物,这些证据提供了有关莫斯基托人政治意识的叙述,与英国和北美外交信函中的贬低性描述形成鲜明对比。
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