Abstract
This article discusses the multilayered identity of Estevanico, a sixteenth-century Moroccan enslaved from Morocco and one of four survivors of a Spanish expedition to America. His biography disrupts fixed ideas about culture and race, showing how he crossed linguistic, cultural, and geographical boundaries. The paper critiques the multiple claims made over his identity and argues that placing him within Orientalist or Occidentalist frameworks is futile. Estevanico’s life demonstrates the value of intercultural understanding, adaptability, dialogue, and acceptance beyond racial or identity claims.
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Chaouch, Khalid
(2025)
"Claiming Estevanico de Azamor in the Labyrinth of Oriental/Western Identities,"
Soroud: The journal of Literacy Criticism: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/soroud/vol8/iss1/8