Social Mobility of Military Afromestizos in the Independence and Civil Wars in Río de la Plata. Lorenzo Barcala (1795-1835)
This article reconstructs the biography of Lorenzo Barcala, a pardo born at the end of the XVIII century in Mendoza (in the capital context of the province of Cuyo), who played an important role in the non-white participation in civic and and other armed forces of the city between 1814 and...
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| description | This article reconstructs the biography of Lorenzo Barcala, a pardo born at the end of the XVIII century in Mendoza (in the capital context of the province of Cuyo), who played an important role in the non-white participation in civic and and other armed forces of the city between 1814 and 1835. Through Barcala´s case, it is possible to explore the social mobility of soldiers of African origin incorporated into military forces during the war of Independence and the civil wars of the current Argentine Republic, based on the hypothesis that their participation favored integration and social ascent. In this context, historiographic research interpellates and establishes relations between heterogeneous documental sources, that allow for the reconstruction of biographical events and their qualitative analysis, which focus on the agent and his practices, attempting to situate the trajectory of Barcala within the social history of the negro population in Mendoza. In favor of this idea, the biographical resource employed reveals Barcala´s strategies of manumission and family coniguration, evaluates the incidence of the prest in the access to property, and analyzes the extent of social relations and prestige in the economic commitments of the coronel. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-60432023-11-27T19:42:27Z Social Mobility of Military Afromestizos in the Independence and Civil Wars in Río de la Plata. Lorenzo Barcala (1795-1835) Guerra, Estado y Revolución Militar en la América española durante los siglos XVI y XVII Guerre, État et Révolution militaire en Amérique espagnole entre le XVIe et le XVIIe siècles Velásquez Arango, Juan José lorenzo barcala; african american soldiers; revolution; militarization; social mobility; rio de la plata; Lorenzo Barcala soldados negros revolución militarización movilidad social río de la plata This article reconstructs the biography of Lorenzo Barcala, a pardo born at the end of the XVIII century in Mendoza (in the capital context of the province of Cuyo), who played an important role in the non-white participation in civic and and other armed forces of the city between 1814 and 1835. Through Barcala´s case, it is possible to explore the social mobility of soldiers of African origin incorporated into military forces during the war of Independence and the civil wars of the current Argentine Republic, based on the hypothesis that their participation favored integration and social ascent. In this context, historiographic research interpellates and establishes relations between heterogeneous documental sources, that allow for the reconstruction of biographical events and their qualitative analysis, which focus on the agent and his practices, attempting to situate the trajectory of Barcala within the social history of the negro population in Mendoza. In favor of this idea, the biographical resource employed reveals Barcala´s strategies of manumission and family coniguration, evaluates the incidence of the prest in the access to property, and analyzes the extent of social relations and prestige in the economic commitments of the coronel. Este artículo restituye la biografía de Lorenzo Barcala, un pardo nacido a ines del siglo XVIII en Mendoza (en ese contexto capital de la Provincia de Cuyo) que se destacó en el cuerpo de cívicos pardos de esa ciudad y en otros cuerpos armados entre 1814 y 1835. A través del caso de Barcala busca explorar la movilidad social de soldados de origen africano incorporados a fuerzas militares durante la guerra de independencia y las guerras civiles en la actual República Argentina, partiendo de la hipótesis de que esa participación favoreció su integración y ascenso social. En este marco, el trabajo historiográico interpela y pone en relación fuentes documentales heterogéneas que permiten reconstruir acontecimientos biográicos y las analiza desde una perspectiva cualitativa que focaliza en el actor y sus prácticas y procura situar la trayectoria de Barcala en la historia social de la población negra de Mendoza. A favor de esa idea, el recurso biográico revela aquí estrategias de manumisión y coniguración de la familia de Barcala, evalúa la incidencia del prest en el acceso a la propiedad, y vislumbra en los compromisos económicos del coronel el alcance de sus relaciones y prestigio social. Cet article offre une nouvelle perspective d’analyse à propos du développement et de la consolidation de l’Etat moderne en Amérique espagnole et de la façon dont celui-ci a conditionné les formes de faire la guerre. Le texte aborde la Révolution Militaire ayant permis le dépassement de l’organisation féodale de la guerre propre du Moyen Age et la consolidation d’un type moderne de guerre, c’est-à-dire, institutionnalisée et dirigée rationnellement par un organisme étatique. Le but est de présenter des observations théoriques dont il faut tenir compte dans ce type de recherches, et de les illustrer avec de différents exemples de conlits militaires en Amérique pendant la période. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2018-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/6043 10.19053/20275137.n16.2018.6043 Historia Y Memoria; No. 16 (2018): Towards a history of war and militias. XVI-XVX centuries; 23-52 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 16 (2018): Enero-Junio 2018. PARA UNA HISTORIA DE LA GUERRA Y DE LAS MILICIAS . SIGLOS XVI A XIX; 23-52 Historia Y Memoria; No 16 (2018): Pour une histoire de la guerre et des milices, XVIe-XIXe siècles; 23-52 2322-777X 2027-5137 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/6043/6067 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/6043/7271 Derechos de autor 2018 Historia Y MEMORIA |
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| title | Social Mobility of Military Afromestizos in the Independence and Civil Wars in Río de la Plata. Lorenzo Barcala (1795-1835) |
| title_alt | Guerra, Estado y Revolución Militar en la América española durante los siglos XVI y XVII Guerre, État et Révolution militaire en Amérique espagnole entre le XVIe et le XVIIe siècles |
| title_full | Social Mobility of Military Afromestizos in the Independence and Civil Wars in Río de la Plata. Lorenzo Barcala (1795-1835) |
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| title_short | Social Mobility of Military Afromestizos in the Independence and Civil Wars in Río de la Plata. Lorenzo Barcala (1795-1835) |
| title_sort | social mobility of military afromestizos in the independence and civil wars in rio de la plata lorenzo barcala 1795 1835 |
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