¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII
This article is a contribution to the history of a group of self-employed workers that produced 20 to 35% of Potosí’s silver in the 18th century. The paper begins remembering the contribution of historiography to the study of the k’ajchas. The analysis is centered then, in the property rights to the...
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| description | This article is a contribution to the history of a group of self-employed workers that produced 20 to 35% of Potosí’s silver in the 18th century. The paper begins remembering the contribution of historiography to the study of the k’ajchas. The analysis is centered then, in the property rights to the mines because these kajchas challenged the ownership of the ores, appearing as “thieves”. The ores exploited by them were transformed in silver in the trapiches or rudimentary mills. This is why the article focus in the ensemble k’ajcha-trapiche that meant the emergence of a quasi-parallel economy that burst into the scene with considerable energy. This is also an example on how workers struggled to have their part in the new economy. In the conclusions there are some thoughts about the problems when it comes to define them and the consequences of the k’ajchas/trapiches for a new unsderstanding of the labour system in Potosi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96a38b72dc20420eb35de3cdcc4bae342024-02-14T16:53:05ZengCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos1626-02522015-03-0110.4000/nuevomundo.67938¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIIIRossana Barragán R.This article is a contribution to the history of a group of self-employed workers that produced 20 to 35% of Potosí’s silver in the 18th century. The paper begins remembering the contribution of historiography to the study of the k’ajchas. The analysis is centered then, in the property rights to the mines because these kajchas challenged the ownership of the ores, appearing as “thieves”. The ores exploited by them were transformed in silver in the trapiches or rudimentary mills. This is why the article focus in the ensemble k’ajcha-trapiche that meant the emergence of a quasi-parallel economy that burst into the scene with considerable energy. This is also an example on how workers struggled to have their part in the new economy. In the conclusions there are some thoughts about the problems when it comes to define them and the consequences of the k’ajchas/trapiches for a new unsderstanding of the labour system in Potosi.https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/67938Labour historyHistory of mines and technology of productionPotosíagency of workerssilver production |
| spellingShingle | Rossana Barragán R. ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos Labour history History of mines and technology of production Potosí agency of workers silver production |
| title | ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII |
| title_full | ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII |
| title_fullStr | ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII |
| title_full_unstemmed | ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII |
| title_short | ¿Ladrones, pequeños empresarios o trabajadores independientes? K’ajchas, trapiches y plata en el cerro de Potosí en el siglo XVIII |
| title_sort | ladrones pequenos empresarios o trabajadores independientes k ajchas trapiches y plata en el cerro de potosi en el siglo xviii |
| topic | Labour history History of mines and technology of production Potosí agency of workers silver production |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/67938 |
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