The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence
The object of this article is to present, from a comparative historical perspective, some features of the Venezuelan export sector in the colony, particularly from the final part of this period, considering the effects of this activity on the economic, social and political structure, as a preamble o...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| description | The object of this article is to present, from a comparative historical perspective, some features of the Venezuelan export sector in the colony, particularly from the final part of this period, considering the effects of this activity on the economic, social and political structure, as a preamble of the independence process. The central hypothesis to be demonstrated is that the economic and commercial development that occurred in the second half of the 18th century created discrepancies between the productive and commercial elite. These contradictions became more acute at the end of the colonial period when other traditionally marginalized social groups joined the fray and when the Spanish colonial authorities and the metropolis itself became more interested in the region. The political economy of this process ¾conflict over the distribution of the economic surplus derived from foreign trade¾ became an additional ingredient of the independence process. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-155682024-03-20T22:37:07Z The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence La economía y el comercio exterior colonial de Venezuela antes de la independencia Torres- Reina, Danilo colony metropolis independence cacao slavery Economic history Venezuela colonia metrópoli independencia cacao hacienda esclavismo Historia económica Venezuela The object of this article is to present, from a comparative historical perspective, some features of the Venezuelan export sector in the colony, particularly from the final part of this period, considering the effects of this activity on the economic, social and political structure, as a preamble of the independence process. The central hypothesis to be demonstrated is that the economic and commercial development that occurred in the second half of the 18th century created discrepancies between the productive and commercial elite. These contradictions became more acute at the end of the colonial period when other traditionally marginalized social groups joined the fray and when the Spanish colonial authorities and the metropolis itself became more interested in the region. The political economy of this process ¾conflict over the distribution of the economic surplus derived from foreign trade¾ became an additional ingredient of the independence process. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar, desde una perspectiva de historia comparada, algunos rasgos del sector exportador venezolano en la colonia, particularmente de la parte final de este periodo, considerando los efectos de esta actividad en la estructura económica, social y política, como preámbulo del proceso independentista. La hipótesis central que se pretende demostrar es que el desarrollo económico y comercial que se dio en la segunda parte del siglo XVIII generó discrepancias entre la élite productiva y la comercial. Estas contradicciones se agudizaron al final del periodo colonial, al incorporarse otros grupos sociales tradicionalmente marginados y al evidenciarse un mayor interés de las autoridades españolas coloniales y de la misma metrópoli por la región. La economía política de este proceso ¾conflicto por la distribución del excedente económico derivado del comercio exterior¾ se constituyó en un ingrediente adicional al proceso independista. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2023-08-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/15568 10.19053/01203053.v42.n76.2023.15568 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 42 No. 76 (2023); 95-121 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 42 Núm. 76 (2023); 95-121 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/15568/13469 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/15568/13871 Copyright (c) 2023 Danilo Torres http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | colony metropolis independence cacao slavery Economic history Venezuela colonia metrópoli independencia cacao hacienda esclavismo Historia económica Venezuela Torres- Reina, Danilo The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title | The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title_alt | La economía y el comercio exterior colonial de Venezuela antes de la independencia |
| title_full | The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title_fullStr | The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title_short | The Economy and Colonial Foreign Trade of Venezuela Before the Independence |
| title_sort | economy and colonial foreign trade of venezuela before the independence |
| topic | colony metropolis independence cacao slavery Economic history Venezuela colonia metrópoli independencia cacao hacienda esclavismo Historia económica Venezuela |
| topic_facet | colony metropolis independence cacao slavery Economic history Venezuela colonia metrópoli independencia cacao hacienda esclavismo Historia económica Venezuela |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/15568 |
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