Delimitar y gobernar las aguas de Lima: relaciones urbano-rurales y rivalidades administrativas en Lima colonial

• Autor: Bell, Martha
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15017
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/15017
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: water administration; water judge; Lima’s cabildo; Real Audiencia; urban-rural relations; administración de agua; juez de aguas; cabildo de Lima; real audiencia; relaciones urbano-rurales

Lima’s city wall was completed in 1687, creating a physical boundary between the urban space and its rural surroundings. Yet well before this date, the division between city and countryside had been established. Water governance wasone arena in which this can be observed. Officially, all water in Lima and its rural surroundings fell under the jurisdiction of Lima’s cabildo. However, the viceroy and Real Audiencia were also frequently involved in water governance, sometimes in direct conflict with the cabildo. This article analyzes the debate over the roles of these branches of government during the entire colonial period.