egodocuments and self-fashioning in early modern Spanish America

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Nikolaus Böttcher
• Subject Area: Modern and Contemporary History
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 385777252

The project deals with the fashioning of the "Self" of Spanish subjects in the seventeenth century. Egodocuments from Mexican and Spanish archives such as relaciones de méritos, genealogical information and inquisitorial records will be analized combining microhistorical, transcultural and global perspectives.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants