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The Hispanic American Historical Review is published quarterly by Duke University Press.

Founded in 1918 at Duke University, HAHR pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States. Today it maintains a distinguished tradition of publishing vital work across thematic, chronological, regional, and methodological specializations. It is generally recognized as the preeminent journal in the field of Latin American history. HAHR publishes peer-reviewed articles featuring original, innovative research and pathbreaking analysis. Each issue also contains a comprehensive book review section, which provides commentary on every facet of scholarship on Latin American history and culture. The journal periodically publishes special features, such as forums and special issues.

09/23/2026

HAHR associate editor Charles Walker joins the El buen librero 2.0 podcast to discuss public history in Peru, the Tupac Amaru rebellion, and the teaching of history. (You can read more of Dr. Walker's work on the history of Peru in HAHR here via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-83-1-53)

¿Y si buena parte de lo que aprendiste sobre la historia del Perú e...

09/22/2026

The Smithsonian Magazine reports on recent archaeological discoveries relating to the pre-Inca Chimú civilization.

Archaeologists excavating Chan Chan, the capital of the pre-Inca Chimú civilization, found an undisturbed mausoleum that held the remains of at least 38 individuals, as well as a trove of rich funerary goods

09/21/2026

Congratulations to HAHR author Chloe Ireton, who just received the Society for Renaissance Studies Biennial Book Prize for *Slavery and Freedom in Black Thought in the Early Spanish Atlantic.* (You can read more of Dr. Ireton's work on this topic in HAHR here via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-4214303)

Promoting the study of the Renaissance since 1967

09/18/2026

HAHR author James N. Green joins the Explaining Brazil podcast to discuss Brazil's upcoming elections in light of the Banco Master scandal, the crisis roiling Brazil's Supreme Court, and US politics. (You can read more of Dr. Green's research on Brazil's history in HAHR here via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-1600288)

Explaining Brazil · Episode

09/17/2026

The Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil shares digitized documents from naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira's expedition throughout 18th-century Brazil.

O conjunto documental originado a partir da expedição do naturalista Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, é considerado um importante registro científico produzido na América colonial portuguesa durante o século XVIII. A expedição inseriu-se nas reformas promovidas pela monarquia portuguesa sob inf...

09/16/2026

A roundtable on *The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World* by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and HAHR author Adrian Masters. (You can read more of Dr. Masters's research on this topic in HAHR here via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-6933534)

This special roundtable brings together four distinguished scholars to examine the arguments advanced in Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Adrian Masters’ recent publication The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World (Harvard University Press, 2026). Drawing on research co...

09/15/2026

From Memoria Chilena, newly digitized archival documents relating to the Unión Femenina de Chile (1927-1935).

Unión Femenina de Chile: una organización clave del feminismo chileno Entre 1927 y 1935, esta agrupación liderada por Delia Ducoing promovió ideas feministas, la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres y el sufragio femenino en Chile. Memoria Chilena recorre su historia a través de los periódic...

09/14/2026

The Guardian reports a story of the Argentine military dictatorship.

A young activist thought her father’s disapproval of her leftwing views was purely political. Then one evening, a kiss goodbye sent her on a remarkable journey that continues todayBy Meaghan Beatley. Read by Cynthia Farrell

09/11/2026

HAHR author Shawn William Miller traces the history of the Pan American Highway for Aeon magazine. (You can read more of Dr. Miller's research here in HAHR via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-83-2-223)

A century ago, the Pan-American road promised a new era of fraternity between the two continents. Did it succeed?

09/10/2026

Congrats to HAHR author Casey Schmitt, whose book *The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean* was announced as a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Center's Frederick Douglass Book Prize. (You can read more of Dr. Schmitt's research on this topic in HAHR here via Duke University Press: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-10368920)

Yale Announces 2026 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists Sep 1, 2026 New Haven, Conn.— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (Gilder Lehrman Center or GLC) today has announced the finalists for the twenty-eighth annual Frederick Douglass B...

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