A finales del siglo XVIII, el nuevo obispo de Charcas se escandaliza por la forma de vestir de las chuquisaqueñas. Solicita al rey la fundación de una congregación que llamaría “Del buen ejemplo”, detallandocaracterísticas de conducta y de indumentaria. A lo largo de algunos años, el asunto es tratado por el Consejo de Indias y por el rey. Los considerandos del asunto dan noticia de las ideas que entonces corrían y de las posturas de la corona, el consejo y el prelado, llegando a puntos de jocosidad. El obispo, a pesar de su amistad con el rey, no llega a recibir el visto bueno.Palabras clave: Charcas, indumentaria, arzobispo, modestia, costumbres, mujeres AbstractAt the end of the 18th century, the new Bishop was scandalized by how the Chuquisaqueñas dressed. He asked the king to find a congregation that he would call “Del Buen Ejemplo” (From a good e...

A finales del siglo XVIII, el nuevo obispo de Charcas se escandaliza por la forma de vestir de las chuquisaqueñas. Solicita al rey la fundación de una congregación que llamaría “Del buen ejemplo”, detallandocaracterísticas de conducta y de indumentaria. A lo largo de algunos años, el asunto es tratado por el Consejo de Indias y por el rey. Los considerandos del asunto dan noticia de las ideas que entonces corrían y de las posturas de la corona, el consejo y el prelado, llegando a puntos de jocosidad. El obispo, a pesar de su amistad con el rey, no llega a recibir el visto bueno.Palabras clave: Charcas, indumentaria, arzobispo, modestia, costumbres, mujeres AbstractAt the end of the 18th century, the new Bishop was scandalized by how the Chuquisaqueñas dressed. He asked the king to find a congregation that he would call “Del Buen Ejemplo” (From a good e...

The former Bishopric of Cusco used to serve and encompass over 200 towns that now belong to the Departments of Cusco, Apurímac and part of Arequipa. They were the so called «pueblos de indios» («town of indigenous people») that had been formed during the colonial period. In order to delimit this portion of the land, this study focuses mainly on documents from the late 18th century. Three types of supplementary documents contributed to this research: numeric records, maps and descriptive texts. Some of these jurisdictions have changed, but we decided to maintain the division from the 1780’s, and use it to organize this study. The documentation gathered was not equally distributed; therefore, we had to resort to maps, current photographs and surveys, as well as anient photographs and engravings. Satellite images were used to get an idea of urban maps and determine details regarding ...

The former Bishopric of Cusco used to serve and encompass over 200 towns that now belong to the Departments of Cusco, Apurímac and part of Arequipa. They were the so called «pueblos de indios» («town of indigenous people») that had been formed during the colonial period. In order to delimit this portion of the land, this study focuses mainly on documents from the late 18th century. Three types of supplementary documents contributed to this research: numeric records, maps and descriptive texts. Some of these jurisdictions have changed, but we decided to maintain the division from the 1780’s, and use it to organize this study. The documentation gathered was not equally distributed; therefore, we had to resort to maps, current photographs and surveys, as well as anient photographs and engravings. Satellite images were used to get an idea of urban maps and determine details regarding ...

The former Bishopric of Cusco used to serve and encompass over 200 towns that now belong to the Departments of Cusco, Apurímac and part of Arequipa. They were the so called «pueblos de indios» («town of indigenous people») that had been formed during the colonial period. In order to delimit this portion of the land, this study focuses mainly on documents from the late 18th century. Three types of supplementary documents contributed to this research: numeric records, maps and descriptive texts. Some of these jurisdictions have changed, but we decided to maintain the division from the 1780’s, and use it to organize this study. The documentation gathered was not equally distributed; therefore, we had to resort to maps, current photographs and surveys, as well as anient photographs and engravings. Satellite images were used to get an idea of urban maps and determine details regarding ...