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Clarence Henry Haring
1885–1960
A pioneering historian of Latin America, he helped bring the study of Spanish colonial institutions into American scholarship. His books made complex imperial systems easier to understand and helped shape the field for later generations.
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The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century
by Clarence Henry Haring
About the author
Clarence Henry Haring was an American historian born in Philadelphia on February 9, 1885, and he died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1960. He is remembered as one of the early scholars in the United States to give sustained attention to Latin American history, especially the colonial era under Spanish rule.
He spent much of his career at Harvard University and became known for careful, influential work on the Spanish Empire in the Americas. His writing focused on trade, administration, and institutions, and his studies helped establish Latin American history as a serious academic field in the United States.
Haring is often described as a pioneer in Latin American studies not only because of his own books, but also because of his long influence as a teacher and mentor. His work remained important well after his lifetime for readers interested in colonial history, empire, and the making of the modern Americas.