The origins of present-day Ibero-American racialization can be traced to the period when Europe straddled the boundary between the Middle Ages and the era of New World exploration. Focusing on themes of race, caste, and indigeneity in travel narratives, Harney explores this already internationalized world of late-medieval and early-modern Europe.

Michael Harney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and Comparative Literature Program at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Introduction 1. Concepts of Race, Caste, and Indigeneity in Medieval Iberia 2. Race 3. Caste 4. Indigeneity Conclusion: The Tourist in the Text