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Guillaume Candela
@guillaumecandela.bsky.social
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Colonial Latin America, Indigenous History, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University. Member of the UKLAH board. Colonial LASA Social Media committee. https://guillaumecandela.github.io
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · 19d
This is a fantastic chance to collaborate with leading humanists and computer scientists and contribute to a field that's pushing boundaries. #AI #DigitalHumanities #schmidtsciences
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · 19d
I'll be there from September 24-26, participating in workshops and discussions focused on the intersection of AI and the humanities. I'm especially looking forward to talking about my research project, ethical AI and exploring new grant opportunities.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · 19d
I'm incredibly honored and excited to have been invited by Schmidt Sciences to attend the Humanities and Artificial Intelligence Virtual Institute (HAVI) Convening in Paris next week!
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Humanities and AI Virtual Institute - Schmidt Sciences
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · 20d
#Convocatoria para el volumen 31-2: "Las primeras resistencias indígenas y africanas en el Nuevo Mundo 1492-1582". Más información aquí👉https://revistas.icanh.gov.co/index.php/fh/announcement/view/105
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Víctor Sierra Matute @sierramatute.bsky.social · 29d
Here we go: copies of my edited volume!
Folk holding two copies of an academic edited volume titled Soundscapes of the Early Modern Hispanophone and Lusophone Worlds", edited by Víctor Sierra Matute.
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Delphine Demelas @delphinedemelas.bsky.social · Sep 5
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions!

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#LLMs
#Manuscripts
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Sep 5
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
A dark blue and black flyer with a digital-themed background featuring a digitized medieval manuscript. The title in large, white font reads: "Digital Medievalist Sponsored Sessions." Below this, the text indicates the event is the International Medieval Congress, 06-09 July 2026, Leeds, (UK). Two session themes are listed in white font: On the left: "Large Language Models and Medieval Texts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Southampton Digital Humanities, University of Southampton." On the right: "Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds." A central section has a large, underlined blue hyperlink that says "Access the full call for papers" and a QR code next to it. At the bottom, a white text box provides submission instructions: "Please send abstracts of 150 words by end of day 21 September 2025 to Delphine Demelas at D.Demelas@soton.ac.uk or N. Kıvılcım Yavuz at N.K.Yavuz@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your contact details and your preferred mode of participation (in-person or virtual) together with your abstract." The bottom of the flyer includes the website "https://digitalmedievalist.org" and the organization's logo.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
¡No
¡Esto es lo que hace que todo el trabajo académico entre bastidores valga la pena! No puedo esperar a sumergirme en este nuevo proyecto de investigación!
Aquí tienen el enlace a la presentación oficial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPsH...
VIVO - Acto de restitución de manuscritos y documentos históricos
YouTube video by Gobierno del Paraguay
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
Ser parte de este proceso de repatriación ha sido una de las experiencias más significativas de mi carrera académica. A veces el trabajo más importante sucede cuando los documentos históricos encuentran su camino a casa, ¡y me siento honrado de haber contribuido a ese viaje! ✨
VIVO - Acto de restitución de manuscritos y documentos históricos
YouTube video by Gobierno del Paraguay
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
¿La mejor parte? Están siendo digitalizados, lo que significa que investigadores de todo el mundo - y las propias comunidades indígenas - finalmente tendrán acceso a esta evidencia crítica de las injusticias que enfrentaron sus ancestros durante todo el período colonial.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
¿Por qué estoy tan emocionado? Más allá del honor increíble de ayudar a traer estos documentos a casa, serán DECISIVOS para mi nueva investigación que examina los sistemas coloniales de trabajo y esclavitud y el trato devastador que sufrieron las comunidades indígenas, africanas y afroparaguayas.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
Son fuentes primarias que darán voz a historias de abuso sistemático, trabajo forzado y violencia que han estado enterradas durante siglos.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
Estos no son documentos cualquiera. Los documentos de Hernandarias contienen evidencia crucial sobre la esclavitud y el maltrato brutal de los pueblos indígenas por parte de colonizadores españoles y mestizos en el Paraguay colonial temprano.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
🏛️ **Regreso Histórico** 🏛️
Tres documentos históricos de 1598 han sido recientemente devueltos desde Estados Unidos al Archivo Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay, ¡y estoy emocionado de haber jugado un papel en facilitar esta repatriación! 📚
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century. A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century. A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
This is what makes all the behind-the-scenes academic work worth it. Can't wait to dive into this new research project!
Here you have the link to the official presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPsH...
VIVO - Acto de restitución de manuscritos y documentos históricos
YouTube video by Gobierno del Paraguay
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
Being part of this repatriation process has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my academic career. Sometimes the most important work happens when historical documents find their way home, and I'm honoured to have contributed to that journey! ✨
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
The best part? They're being digitised, which means researchers worldwide - and Indigenous communities themselves - will finally have access to this critical evidence of the injustices their ancestors faced all along the colonial period.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
Why am I so excited? Beyond the incredible honour of helping bring these documents home, they will be DECISIVE for my new research examining colonial labour and slavery systems and the devastating treatment Indigenous, African and Afroparaguayan communities endured.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
They're primary sources that will give voice to stories of systematic abuse, forced labour, and violence that have been buried for centuries.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
These aren't just any old papers. The Hernandarias documents contain crucial evidence about the enslavement and brutal mistreatment of Indigenous peoples by Spanish and Mestizo colonisers in early colonial Paraguay.
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Guillaume Candela @guillaumecandela.bsky.social · Aug 20
🏛️ Historic Homecoming 🏛️
Three historic documents from 1598 have been recently returned from the US to Paraguay's National Archives of Asuncion, and I'm thrilled to have played a crucial role in facilitating this repatriation. 📚
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century. A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century. A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · Aug 20
El nombre "Urutau" según Montoya significa "ave nocturna" y también "gavilocho ave de rapiña".
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059 A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century. A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · Aug 19
According to Montoya, the name ‘Urutau’ means ‘night bird’ and also ‘hawk bird of prey.’ Cadogan records that the Urutau (Nyctibius griseus cornutus) is, in the mythical texts of the Tavyterã and Chiripa, the sister of the Sun and Moon Twins.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059 A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · Aug 18
Francisco Uruta estaba probablemente en Asunción actuando como yanacona, un indígena trabajador forzado en la casa de su encomendero.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3651242554942657&set=a.478865272180417 A map of the Franciscan mission of Yuty.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · Aug 15
Francisco Uruta was probably in Asunción working as a yanacona, an indigenous servant forced to work in the house of his encomendero.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3651242554942657&set=a.478865272180417
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · Aug 14
El padrón de 1685 registra a "Don Francisco Uruta ausente en la ciudad" y "Cristóbal Uruta ausente con su mujer".
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century. It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059
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