Hispanic American Historical Review

Hispanic American Historical Review
Title	Hispanic American Historical Review
Discipline	Latin American history
Language	English, Spanish, Portuguese
Abbreviation	HAHR
Publisher	Duke University Press
Country	United States
History	1918–present
Frequency	Quarterly
Issn	0018-2168

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Hispanic American Historical Review is a leading peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of Latin American, Caribbean, Iberian, and Latino/a history. Established in 1918, it publishes research articles, review essays, and book reviews that address political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments across regions such as Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Cuba, and Argentina. The journal has engaged debates involving figures and events like Simón Bolívar, Antonio José de Sucre, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Benito Juárez, and Porfirio Díaz while fostering scholarship on topics tied to institutions such as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de São Paulo, Harvard University, Columbia University, and University of California, Berkeley.

History

Founded amid post-World War I scholarly reorganization, the journal emerged as a counterpart to publications like American Historical Review and The Hispanic American Historical Review (earlier titling contested), aligning with academic networks at Smithsonian Institution and American Council of Learned Societies. Early editors drew on archival projects connected to Archivo General de Indias, Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico), Archivo General de la Nación (Peru), and collections in Seville, Lisbon, and Madrid. Through the mid-20th century the journal published work engaging debates about Independence of Latin America, Mexican Revolution, Spanish Civil War, and diplomatic histories involving United States–Mexico relations, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Good Neighbor Policy, and figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the late 20th century HAHR responded to methodological shifts from scholars influenced by Fernand Braudel, Marc Bloch, Eric Hobsbawm, and Michel Foucault, incorporating studies on race and slavery concerning Transatlantic slave trade, Haitian Revolution, and Brazilian abolitionism tied to actors like Dom Pedro II and Zumbi dos Palmares.

The journal covers research spanning colonial eras—engaging archives like Archivo General de Indias and cases such as the Battle of Ayacucho and the Bourbon Reforms—through republican and contemporary periods that address events like the Cuban Revolution, Guatemalan coup d'état (1954), Salvadoran Civil War, and the Chilean coup d'état, 1973. Its pages feature analyses of leaders and intellectuals such as José Martí, José de San Martín, Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Eva Perón, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Aníbal Quijano. The journal integrates research on regions from Andes and Amazon Basin to Caribbean Sea and Iberian Peninsula, interlinking studies on institutions like Royal Audiencia, Jesuit reductions, Casa de Contratación, Banco de la República (Colombia), and Instituto Nacional de Colonización (Peru). Contributions examine legal texts including Leyenda Negra, Cédula de Gracias al Sacar, and treaties such as the Treaty of Tordesillas.

The editorial board has historically included scholars affiliated with Yale University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics, and El Colegio de México. Editors and advisory members have included specialists who publish monographs with presses like Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, University of North Carolina Press, and Duke University Press. Submissions undergo double-blind peer review by referees drawn from networks associated with societies such as the Latin American Studies Association, Conference on Latin American History, and research centers like Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Editorial policies reflect standards emphasized by bodies like the Modern Language Association and ethical guidelines paralleling those of the Committee on Publication Ethics.

Published quarterly by Duke University Press, the journal is distributed to institutions including Library of Congress, British Library, Biblioteca Nacional de España, and university libraries across North America, Latin America, and Europe. Back issues and current content appear on platforms shared with vendors such as Project MUSE and subscription services used by JSTOR-subscribing institutions. The journal accepts articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and maintains policies on copyright and embargoes in line with university repositories like HAL (open archive), DSpace, and institutional mandates from bodies such as the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The journal has published influential articles reshaping interpretations of events like the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), War of the Pacific, and agrarian reforms in Bolivia and Peru. Landmark essays have revised understandings of slavery in Brazil, indigenous mobilization in Andes, women’s activism linked to figures like Juana Azurduy, and cultural production involving Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Gabriel García Márquez, and Jorge Luis Borges. Its book review section regularly assesses monographs from presses including Duke University Press, University of Texas Press, Verso Books, and Routledge, influencing citation networks tracked by Web of Science and Google Scholar Metrics and informing syllabi at institutions like New York University and University of California, Los Angeles.

Scholars have praised the journal for methodological diversity and archival rigor in studies referencing collections at Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico), Archivo Histórico Nacional (Spain), and National Archives and Records Administration. Critics have called for broader inclusion of voices from postgraduate researchers at institutions such as Universidad Nacional de Colombia and regional presses across Caribbean islands, and for increased engagement with historiographies from scholars linked to FLACSO and grassroots archives like community memory projects in Oaxaca and Chiapas. Debates continue over representation of Afro-Latin American scholars addressing topics related to quilombos and Maroon communities and over the balance between traditional political history and interdisciplinary approaches influenced by postcolonialism, subaltern studies, and gender history.

Category:History journals