The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century
At the end of the 18th century, the city of Valencia, in the province of Venezuela, was the center of a dramatic dispute over the use of carpets in churches, which at irst glance may seem banal. As is demonstrated in this article, the carpet embodies central ideas about order, such as inequality and...
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| description | At the end of the 18th century, the city of Valencia, in the province of Venezuela, was the center of a dramatic dispute over the use of carpets in churches, which at irst glance may seem banal. As is demonstrated in this article, the carpet embodies central ideas about order, such as inequality and equality, both legal and natural, which express a conception of society sustained by this inequality, as a fundamental principle for maintaining order. The Valencian people not only accepted and assumedthat life was naturally unequal, but also understood inequality as an expression of their social position, of a hierarchical nature and afirmed by material objects. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-29322023-11-27T20:14:06Z The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century La querella por una alfombra, o la cuestión del buen orden de la república. Valencia, Venezuela, finales del siglo XVIII La dispute pour un tapis, ou la question du bon ordre de la république. Valencia, Venezuela, in du XVIIIe siècle Leal Curiel, Carole republic social inequality Venezuela cabildo monarchy. república desigualdad social cabildo Venezuela monarquía république inégalité sociale cabildo Venezuela monarchie. At the end of the 18th century, the city of Valencia, in the province of Venezuela, was the center of a dramatic dispute over the use of carpets in churches, which at irst glance may seem banal. As is demonstrated in this article, the carpet embodies central ideas about order, such as inequality and equality, both legal and natural, which express a conception of society sustained by this inequality, as a fundamental principle for maintaining order. The Valencian people not only accepted and assumedthat life was naturally unequal, but also understood inequality as an expression of their social position, of a hierarchical nature and afirmed by material objects. En 1796, los alcaldes ordinarios de primera y segunda elección, los regidores, procurador y fiel ejecutor del cabildo de Valencia deliberaban si debía o no la mujer de Ochoa usar alfombra en la iglesia. Refería la disputa a la mujer de un tal don Juan de Ochoa, quien para entonces profesaba como notario público en la ciudad de Valencia y a quien la Real Audiencia, diez años había sido erigida en la ciudad de Caracas, le había provisto el uso del tapete y estar “en posesión de ello como persona blanca”3. De Ochoa, “el Notario Ochoa”, poco es lo que se conoce. La documentación capitular del archivo del concejo municipal de Valencia de las postrimerías del siglo XVIII y los inicios del XIX, apenas lo registra escuetamente como “el Notario Ochoa”4. Su nombre, no así el de su mujer, se citará reiteradamente vinculado a un sonado caso de la época sobre blancura muy ordinaria. À la in du XVIIIe siècle la ville de Valence, province du Venezuela, a été le théâtre d’un conlit pour l’utilisation de tapis dans l’église, ce qui à première vue paraît banal.Cependant, comme on le montre dans l’article, cette plainte met en scène des notions centrales de l’ordre, comme l’égalité et l’inégalité, juridique et naturelle, lesquelles expriment une conception de la société qui trouve dans cette inégalitéson soutien, comme principe constitutif et structurant. Les Valenciens ont non seulement accepté et ont intériorisé que l’être est naturellement inégal, mais en outre ils y ont vu exprimé leur appartenance sociale, de nature hiérarchique, dans un ensemble d’objets qui réafirment ce type d’ordre. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2014-07-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/2932 10.19053/20275137.2932 Historia Y Memoria; No. 9 (2014): Memory; 163-187 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 9 (2014): Julio-Diciembre 2014. La memoria; 163-187 Historia Y Memoria; No 9 (2014): MÉMOIRE; 163-187 2322-777X 2027-5137 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/2932/2681 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/2932/6025 Derechos de autor 2014 Historia Y MEMORIA |
| spellingShingle | republic social inequality Venezuela cabildo monarchy. república desigualdad social cabildo Venezuela monarquía république inégalité sociale cabildo Venezuela monarchie. Leal Curiel, Carole The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title | The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title_alt | La querella por una alfombra, o la cuestión del buen orden de la república. Valencia, Venezuela, finales del siglo XVIII La dispute pour un tapis, ou la question du bon ordre de la république. Valencia, Venezuela, in du XVIIIe siècle |
| title_full | The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title_fullStr | The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title_short | The Quarrel over a Carpet, or the Question of Maintaining Order in the Republic. Valencia, Venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| title_sort | quarrel over a carpet or the question of maintaining order in the republic valencia venezuela at the end of the 18th century |
| topic | republic social inequality Venezuela cabildo monarchy. república desigualdad social cabildo Venezuela monarquía république inégalité sociale cabildo Venezuela monarchie. |
| topic_facet | republic social inequality Venezuela cabildo monarchy. república desigualdad social cabildo Venezuela monarquía république inégalité sociale cabildo Venezuela monarchie. |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/2932 |
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