Book contents
- Feral Empire
- Feral Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Equine Imprint in Iberian History, Tenth to Fifteenth Centuries
- 2 A Politics of Horses
- 3 The Paradox of Abundance and Illusion of Control
- 4 Indigenous Equestrianism
- 5 Ferality and Breed in “New World” Horses
- 6 Defining Casta and Raza
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Conclusion
Feral Empire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
- Feral Empire
- Feral Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Equine Imprint in Iberian History, Tenth to Fifteenth Centuries
- 2 A Politics of Horses
- 3 The Paradox of Abundance and Illusion of Control
- 4 Indigenous Equestrianism
- 5 Ferality and Breed in “New World” Horses
- 6 Defining Casta and Raza
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
How does the horse help us rethink the empire developing in the Iberian world? Horse riding and horse breeding comprised important elements of Spanish governance in Iberia and underwent a dynamic process of transfer, adaptation, and change in the Americas. The framework of ferality illustrates the limits of domestication in diverse colonial environments, where the horse was not only an extension of empire but also a challenge to it. Recovering the full spectrum of human-equine relations confirms the horse’s relevance to this period of change.
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- Feral EmpireHorse and Human in the Early Modern Iberian World, pp. 208 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024