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Revuelta general y represión ejemplar. Los motines de 1767 en San Luis Potosí
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Martínez, Juan José Benavides |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | A series of violent demonstrations against the authorities in San Luis Potosi, traditionally related to the expulsion of the Jesuits from the territories of the Spanish Monarchy began in may 1767. But, after the consultation of the correspondence between different nuclei revolt, ensure that these riots had as root cause conflicts that existed in the Potosi region over access to land, and abuses that authorities submitted to the inhabitants of the districts of San Luis and the villages of the region. A few abusive arrests and the implementation of reforms, which affected directly the daily habits and the battered economies of the plain people, caused the violent outbreak in may 1767. The miners of Cerro de San Pedro and the inhabitants of the villages of jurisdiction came together and took the city in turmoil. Authorities had no ability to react and only the intervention of a great landowner, Francisco de Mora, who negotiated from a position of strength with the rebels, could restore peace to the region. Then the visitor Jose of Galvez, imposed some harsh exemplary punishments, so the people understand that should always respect to the authorities, and also they served to appear before his superiors as the peacemaker of a serious rebellion that threatened to become independent New Spain. |
| Starting Page | 40 |
| Ending Page | 72 |
| Page Count | 33 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.21696/rcsl6122016677 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://colsan.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/bitstream/1013/609/1/Revuelta%20general%20y%20represi%C3%B3n%20ejemplar%20los%20motines%20de%201767%20en%20San%20Luis%20Potos%C3%AD.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.21696/rcsl6122016677 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |