Rebok Sandra
Area de Cultura Científica, CSIC, Madrid.
Dynamis. 2009;29:49-72. doi: 10.4321/s0211-95362009000100003.
This study presents an in-depth analysis of Alexander von Humboldt's descriptions and critical comments on the colonial society of the different regions he visited during his well-known expedition through the Americas (1799-1804). The criticisms of colonialism that he expressed, reflecting his personal convictions, have already been the focal point of many studies, but Humboldt also was able to offer a more differentiated assessment through comparisons of regional and local traditions and developments. This essay focuses on his personal diaries, which offer many interesting comments on colonial societies. These considerations and impressions made during the expedition are of particular scholarly value since they were not subject to censorship of any kind.
本研究深入分析了亚历山大·冯·洪堡在其著名的美洲之旅（1799 - 1804年）中对他所到访的不同地区殖民社会的描述与批判性评论。他所表达的对殖民主义的批评，反映了他的个人信念，已然成为众多研究的焦点，但洪堡还能够通过对地区和地方传统及发展的比较，提供更为细致入微的评估。本文聚焦于他的个人日记，这些日记对殖民社会给出了诸多有趣的评论。此次探险期间的这些思考与印象具有特殊的学术价值，因为它们未受到任何形式的审查。
