AT THE CORE OF COLONIAL PLANTATIONS: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of the Colonial Sugar Industry in the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, 15th-16th C. [Sukkar]

Informazioni relative al progetto

Sukkar

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101149359

DOI

10.3030/101149359

Progetto concluso il 5 Marzo 2025

Data della firma CE 11 Aprile 2024

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2025

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2026

Finanziato da

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

€ 187 624,32

Coordinato da

KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Sukkar (AT THE CORE OF COLONIAL PLANTATIONS: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of the Colonial Sugar Industry in the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, 15th-16th C. [Sukkar])

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2025-01-01 al 2026-12-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Sukkar aimed to be the first research project to undertake a granular comparative approach to the development of the transatlantic sugar industry during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. The fellow was to combine historical and archaeological research techniques to analyse the agricultural landscapes associated with three sugar factories in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and the Dominican Republic to ascertain how the colonial agrarian system adapted to each new theatre of colonisation. The contributions of Indigenous peoples in the Canary Islands and Hispaniola to the development of the modern landscapes associated with sugarcane were to be a central element of the project. Sukkar would have helped to elucidate how the Indigenous peoples of the mid-Atlantic adapted to and, in turn, affected the development of the early-modern colonial system and our globalised world. Ultimately, the project strove to raise awareness among local communities and authorities of the importance to preserve traditional agricultural landscapes and practices as cultural heritage.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Not applicable due to the early termination of the Action.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Not applicable due to the early termination of the Action.