Fidelism and Illustration in an Arequipa writing: The legal Declaration of Pedro José de Zuzunaga y Castillo

During the eighteenth century, the Bourbon dynasty in Spain promoted a series of educational reforms that allowed an intellectual flourishing in its American territories, the reforms strengthened the government, but also aroused criticism. While some documents written at this time critically describ...

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Autor: Calderón Valenzuela, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Católica San Pablo
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Católica San Pablo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.ucsp.edu.pe:article/409
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucsp.edu.pe/index.php/Allpanchis/article/view/409
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pedro José de Zuzunaga y Castillo
Arequipa
Ilustración
Fidelismo
Descripción
Sumario:During the eighteenth century, the Bourbon dynasty in Spain promoted a series of educational reforms that allowed an intellectual flourishing in its American territories, the reforms strengthened the government, but also aroused criticism. While some documents written at this time critically described the colonial scenario in order to promote a series of reforms, others fulfilled the function of strengthening Fidelismo in overseas territories. The authorities of the eighteenth century were aware of the power of discourse as a tool for their consolidation and stability in power. The text written by Pedro José de Zuzunaga y Castillo in Arequipa during the uprising of José Gabriel Condorcanqui (Túpac Amaru II) evidences the changes experienced in the American intellectual elites in this period.