An Ethnographic Study of an Ottoman City at the End of the 18th Century: Viage a Esmirna by Pedro María González (2009)
Olagüe de Ros, Guillermo (Author)
Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam
Volume: 29
Pages: 29--48
Edition Details: Part of special issue: Physicians, Naturalists, and Alterity from the Enlightenment to the Twentieth Century
Language: English
In the summer of 1796, Pedro María González, a surgeon trained at the College of Cadiz, took part in an expedition commissioned by the Cadiz Consulate with the aim of initiating trading relationships with Smyrna, the most important commercial centre in the Ottoman Empire. On his return, he wrote a document to facilitate future business ventures by Spaniards, describing in detail the customs and traditions of the various social and ethnic groups that inhabited the city of Smyrna. In this paper, I analyse the view of the Turks held by Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries and the ideological and conceptual factors underlying their negative opinions. I then describe the viewpoint of González himself, especially in relation to Jews, the ethnic group he studied in greatest depth. The fact that they shared a common language, Spanish, undoubtedly facilitated his relationships and his close analysis.
...MoreDescription A study that was part of an expedition commissioned by the Cadiz Consulate aimed at initiating trading relationships with Smyrna, focusing especially on Jewish inhabitants of the city.
Article Sierra, Álvaro Girón (2009) La mirada occidental hacia el otro: dos siglos de difíciles encuentros. Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam (p. 17).
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