San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria

This work suggests the existence of very interesting exceptions to the widespread idea that New Spain indians were farmers who produced basically for their own needs and for paying tribute, thus limiting their contacts with the market. The author  examines the case of Atlapulco, a town that very soo...

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Main Author: Castro Gutiérrez, Felipe
Format: Online
Language:Spanish
Editor: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2008
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Online Access:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1738
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Historia Mexicana

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description This work suggests the existence of very interesting exceptions to the widespread idea that New Spain indians were farmers who produced basically for their own needs and for paying tribute, thus limiting their contacts with the market. The author  examines the case of Atlapulco, a town that very soon became the main provider of charcoal as fuel for the official mint, the Real Casa de Moneda in Mexico City. The research reveals Atlapulco’s constant  battle against the arrival of indian and Spanish competitors seeking a sha­re in the deal, suggesting that the main reason for this attitude was the preservation of a lucrative monopoly, considered a special pri­vilege granted by the king. The author also describes the disputes between Atlapulco  and the mint administrators over fixing con­ tractually the price of charcoal. Finally, he examines the discourse used by Indians in the defense of their interests, pointing out how they appealed to the idea that commercial arrangements must ne­cessarilly take into account tradition, historical rights and mutual obligations sustaining social order.
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spelling oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article-17382022-04-19T19:29:53Z San Pedro Atlapulco and the Real Casa de Moneda: Vicissitudes of a Community Enterprise San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria Castro Gutiérrez, Felipe Atlaplulco New Spain charcoal trade 18th Century Atlaplulco Nueva España carbón vegetal comercio siglo XVIII This work suggests the existence of very interesting exceptions to the widespread idea that New Spain indians were farmers who produced basically for their own needs and for paying tribute, thus limiting their contacts with the market. The author  examines the case of Atlapulco, a town that very soon became the main provider of charcoal as fuel for the official mint, the Real Casa de Moneda in Mexico City. The research reveals Atlapulco’s constant  battle against the arrival of indian and Spanish competitors seeking a sha­re in the deal, suggesting that the main reason for this attitude was the preservation of a lucrative monopoly, considered a special pri­vilege granted by the king. The author also describes the disputes between Atlapulco  and the mint administrators over fixing con­ tractually the price of charcoal. Finally, he examines the discourse used by Indians in the defense of their interests, pointing out how they appealed to the idea that commercial arrangements must ne­cessarilly take into account tradition, historical rights and mutual obligations sustaining social order. Este artículo propone que hay excepciones del mayor interés al lugar común de que los indios novohispanos eran agricultores que producían básicamente para sus propias necesidades y pago de tri­butos, limitando sus contactos con el mercado. Examina el caso de Atlapulco, un pueblo que desde muy temprano se convirtió  en el principal proveedor de carbón vegetal para la Real Casa de Mo­neda de la ciudad de México. El trabajo reconstruye la constante batalla de Atlapulco contra la aparición de competidores indios y españoles que aspiraban a tener su parte en el trato. Considera que el motivo de fondo de esta actitud fue la preservación de un mo­nopólio lucrativo, visto como privilegio especial que les había sido concedido por el rey. Asimismo, comenta las fricciones ocurridas entre el pueblo y los administradores de la Casa de Moneda sobre la determinación contractual del precio del combustible. Finalmente, examina las formas discursivas empleadas por los indios en la defensa de sus intereses, al señalar que se adscriben a una concepción que consideraba  que los acuerdos  mercantiles  debían necesaria­mente tener en cuenta la tradición, los derechos históricos y las obligaciones recíprocas que daban sustento al orden social.   El Colegio de México, A.C. 2008-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1738 Historia Mexicana; Vol. 57, Núm. 3 (227) enero-marzo 2008; 669-720 2448-6531 0185-0172 spa https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1738/1556 Derechos de autor 2016 Historia Mexicana
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charcoal
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Nueva España
carbón vegetal
comercio
siglo XVIII
Castro Gutiérrez, Felipe
San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title_alt San Pedro Atlapulco and the Real Casa de Moneda: Vicissitudes of a Community Enterprise
title_full San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title_fullStr San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title_full_unstemmed San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title_short San Pedro Atlapulco y la Real Casa de Moneda: las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
title_sort san pedro atlapulco y la real casa de moneda las vicisitudes de una empresa comunitaria
topic Atlaplulco
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charcoal
trade
18th Century
Atlaplulco
Nueva España
carbón vegetal
comercio
siglo XVIII
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