Global Journal of Human Social Science, D: History, Archaeology and Anthroplogy, Volume 23 Issue 6

© 2023. Mónica Samantha Amezcua García & Jairo Eduardo Jiménez Sotero. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. People with Afro-Descendants in the Militias of the Northeast of New Spain. Century XVIII By Mónica Samantha Amezcua García & Jairo Eduardo Jiménez Sotero Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Abstract- The military defense of the territories of the Hispanic Monarchy in the 18th century was always a central issue for the political class on both sides of the Atlantic. The growing military needs derived from war contexts such as the Seven Years' War (1757-1763) motivated - among other things - a growing incorporation of American populations into the defense of the territories, including those of African descent. This article analyzes the political and military implications of the enlistment of Afro-descendants in the militia corps of the Northeast of the viceroyalty of New Spain, with special emphasis on the 18th century. The writing is made up of three sections. The first of them approaches the particularities of military defense in the northeast of New Spain during the Age of Enlightenment; subsequently, the general context of the militias in the Hispanic world is explained, focusing of course on New Spain; finally limiting ourselves to the participation of populations of African origin in that corps in the north of the viceroyalty. The writing closes with a series of final reflections. Keywords: new spain, northeast, 18th century, afro-descendants. GJHSS-D Classification: LCC: F1230-1234 PeoplewithAfroDescendantsintheMilitiasoftheNortheastofNewSpainCenturyXVIII Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: D History, Archaeology & Anthropology Volume 23 Issue 6 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: