"Nuestra America" (1891)
Autor: José Marti (1853-1895)
Temas:
Jose Marti's "Our America"
- Marti calls for people to step forward with their ideas
- Expresses desire for people in America to be united, to make America strong
- Uses "Our America" to refer to Latin America. Situates his essay within a historical context with mention of the Aztecs, the Inca, Simon Bolivar--Latin American liberator--and figures from Mexico's War of Independence
- Recognizes role of Catholic Church (rosary as our guide) in identity
- Reflects on the Peasant--associates him with Nature, an individual who will resist tyranny and outside ideas
- Criticizes the dandy--one who is Europeanized (English breeches, Parisian vest, etc.). Likewise, he critiques the general, scholar and judge--figures of authority who are influenced by ideas from the U.S. and from Europe (French revolution)
- Makes note of the Giant of the North
- Create; Do not imitate
- Be careful of learned authorities
- Establish a government that is unique and appropriate to the Americas
- Work toward a common good
- Diversity is a positive aspect of American culture
- We should look after our past, our family, our roots.
- Sees the colonial inheritance as corrupt and defunct
- Favors the local
- Take notice of your neighbors (don't be provincial)
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