War, State and Law in Huanta (Ayacucho, Peru) during the Independency and Peruvian State Formation, 1814-1850

This article begins with a study of two judicial disputes related to land ownership, which were led by peasants from the Huanta highlands, in the Ayacucho region in Peru. Based on the hermeneutic analysis of the judicial records of the disputes, it argues that these peasants intervened in the lawsui...

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Autor: Pereyra Chávez, Nelson Ernesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26401
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/26401
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:War
law
Peasants
Rural Lands
State Formation
Guerra
Justicia
Campesinos
Tierras
Formación del estado
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Sumario:This article begins with a study of two judicial disputes related to land ownership, which were led by peasants from the Huanta highlands, in the Ayacucho region in Peru. Based on the hermeneutic analysis of the judicial records of the disputes, it argues that these peasants intervened in the lawsuits stimulated by their experience from the independence war and the caudillista conflicts of the 19th century, developing a moral argument that served as a combat weapon to thwart the opponent in the courts and achieve the claim. In this way, they participated in the process of the formation of the republican State, prolonging the violence of war to earlyrepublican law and justice.