Bandits and Politics in Chiapas and Guatemala, 1825-1850

The historiography on social banditry in Latin America has been broad and forceful in affirming the deep relationship between banditry and political dynamics, even in cases where bandits were not part of a particular faction. This article aims to show the complexities of this relationship through th...

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Autor: Sarazúa Pérez, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Península
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/65392
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/peninsula/article/view/65392
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bandits
rustling
war
rebellions
Chiapas
Guatemala
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Sumario:The historiography on social banditry in Latin America has been broad and forceful in affirming the deep relationship between banditry and political dynamics, even in cases where bandits were not part of a particular faction. This article aims to show the complexities of this relationship through the analysis of two related cases: the trajectory of Andres Monreal in Central America during the 1830s and the incursion from the Guatemalan border of Joaquín Miguel Gutierrez in 1838. The two cases reveal the ambiguities of the populations divided by the border as well as the influence of the bandits in the political struggles of the first half of the nineteenth century.