Historias 133 – Alfred B. Thomas Book Award winner Juan José Ponce Vázquez on Islanders and Empire

Published by dwalcher on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

In this week’s episode, Steven welcomes back to the program Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama and the winner of the 2021 Alfred B. Thomas Book Award from SECOLAS.  The duo talk about the book, Islanders and Empire: Smuggling and Political Defiance in Hispaniola, 1580-1690, and the challenges and opportunities of studying Hispaniola during the long seventeenth century.  Enjoy! 

Follow Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez on Twitter @jjponcevazquez