New settlements and disillusions in the Murri Valley, New Kingdom of Granada 1707-1727

This paper examines the founding of Indian towns on a gold-producing frontier in the northwest of the New Kingdom of Granada: the Murrí valley, in the province of Antioquia. After a series of alliances and failures in the first decades of the 18th century, the towns of Juemia and Chaquenodá were fou...

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Autor principal: García-Aranzazu, Julia
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Grupo Prohistoria 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1927
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Sumario:This paper examines the founding of Indian towns on a gold-producing frontier in the northwest of the New Kingdom of Granada: the Murrí valley, in the province of Antioquia. After a series of alliances and failures in the first decades of the 18th century, the towns of Juemia and Chaquenodá were founded in 1724, along with a real de minas. However, the profile of these towns would be affected by the gold, the climate, the distance, and the foundation procedure: they were both integrated into the monarchy and outside the guarantees it offered.