The Cabildo and the visitador: the police reform in Lima, 1784-1787
The Bourbon reforms sparked a political struggle between the local elite and the Spanish officials commissioned to execute them. This is a key issue since, in the long term, successful implementation relied on a coincidence of interest between both groups. The police reform is a clear example of how...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| 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/25939 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/25939 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Bourbon reforms Police Escobedo Elites Cabildo Lima Reformas borbónicas Policía Élites |
| Sumario: | The Bourbon reforms sparked a political struggle between the local elite and the Spanish officials commissioned to execute them. This is a key issue since, in the long term, successful implementation relied on a coincidence of interest between both groups. The police reform is a clear example of how this political struggle was key to defining a specific body of legislation for the city and Cabildo of Lima, governed by guidelines established by the Crown, but also resulting from intense negotiation between the local elite and visitador Jorge de Escobedo. |
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