A silent revolution. The impact of the Constitution of Cádiz in the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1812-1823

• Autor: Escanilla Huerta, Silvia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/26980
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/view/26980
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Constitution of Cadiz; Indigenous peoples; Self-government; Jurisdictional authority; 19th century; Constitución de Cádiz; Sectores indígenas; Autogobierno; Autoridad jurisdiccional; Siglo XIX

This article argues that the impact of the Constitution of Cadiz among indigenous communities in the Viceroyalty of Peru was significant. In the context of the imperial crisis of the Spanish crown, indigenous peoples took the tools that the Constitution granted them to increase their level of self-government. Moreover, the changes implemented by the Constitution persisted after its abolition, allowing indigenous peoples to retain a level of self-government otherwise impossible to conceive after Ferdinand VII restored absolutist rule. Their actions demonstrate that the Constitution was a watershed moment in the history of the Viceroyalty because it inaugurated an era of political change with consequences nobody could predict at the time.