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Latin America in 1790

Latin America in 1790. Hum2461 Instructor: Ericka Ghersi. Introduction. Meaningful events: The revolutions of 1788 and 1789. North America separated from England (1788) The French revolution (1789)

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Latin America in 1790

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  1. Latin America in 1790 Hum2461 Instructor: Ericka Ghersi

  2. Introduction • Meaningful events: • The revolutions of 1788 and 1789. • North America separated from England (1788) • The French revolution (1789) • Ideas of free trade and anti-monarchical republicanism were stirring a new generation of Creole nationalists. • The Bourbon Reforms began in mid-century, reached full force by 1790.

  3. Colonial Background • Imperial Agencies and Interests: • Casa de la Contratación (Trade and Shipping) • Consejo de Indias (Advisory Council) • The third interest was to establish a slow, deliberated, careful and bureaucratic control over the American empire. • Other of the main interests was to disperse the power. Power should not be in hands on one institution or person, but many.

  4. Imperial Agencies Casa de la Contratación (Trade and Shipping) • Trading house located in Seville. It was inteded to be lucrative and tightly controlled by the crown (monarchy). • A passage of people between Spain and the New World. • Regulated ships until 1532.

  5. Imperial Agencies Consejo de Indias (Advisory Council) • Castile will be controlling the New World. • The monarchy established CdeI to transmit and express to the New World the Monarchy’s desire (rules). • It was conciliar and non-representative government. • Work for it close people to the monarchy such as “Letrados”.

  6. SPANISH ADMINISTRATION IN THE NEW WORLD http://hum2461.wordpress.com/lessons/

  7. How was organized the Colonial Administration in LA? Land Human labor Economical and political regulations

  8. In that senses… Latin America was facing a monarchy state. Therefore it was authoritarian. Aristocracy was fake because it was based on robbery.

  9. Main conquistadors Hernan Cortes (New Spain): WANTED [2.5 million of dollars] Francisco Pizarro (Peru): Got from Atahualpa 17.5 million of dollars Helpers: Soldiers got 500 pieces of gold

  10. Encomienda • Cacique or Curaca • Corregidor (Maria Escobar & Ines Suarez) • Monarchy outlawed Indian slavery in 544.

  11. Land: Concept of property

  12. Land /Ayllu Led by a chief (Curaca) but could have other political arrangements. Aylluwere self sustaining units and would educate their own offspring and farm or trade for all the food they ate, except in cases of disaster such as El Nino years when they relied on the Inca storehouse system. Their primary function was to solve subsistence issues, and issues of how to get along in family, and larger, units. Each ayllu owned a parcel of land, and the members had reciprocal obligations to each other. In marriages, the woman would generally join the class and ayllu of her partner as would her children, but would inherit her land from her parents and retain her membership in her birth ayllu.

  13. Bourbon Reforms or The Enlightment century Intendencies (Intendant) (p.34) Consulados (p.34) Elimination of La Casa de Contratación (Board of Trade.) ALCABALA, new system of taxes. Creation of more ports in Spain to colonial trade. Therefore destruction of the Andalusian aristocracy (Seville). Jesuits were expelled.

  14. Agents of the Reform • Jose Galvez (Spanish minister of the Indies, 1776) • Reorganized the system of tax collection. • Consolidate mercantile affairs. • Imprison corrupt tax officials. • Centralize economy in mining enterprises. • Revolutions: • Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II in 1780-1 • Comunero Revolt in New Granada in 1781.

  15. Agents of the Reform • Marquez de Pompal (Portuguese crown) • Encourage intermarriage between whites and Indians. • Solidified the oversight of tax collection. • Regulated th inspection of of goods coming in and out. • Reinforced the dominance of the Portuguese Board of Trade. TRANSITIONAL FIGURES

  16. Disorder and Rebellion Creoles were cut out of the colonial monopoly. Participants of civil disorders were from different social strata. Watch “El Machete” at the library (under hum2461)

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