The transformation of the cacao hacienda in Ecuador during the 1870’s: The case of the judicial process between Camilo Landín and Baltazara Calderón de Rocafuerte | Cuadernos de Historia
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The transformation of the cacao hacienda in Ecuador during the 1870’s: The case of the judicial process between Camilo Landín and Baltazara Calderón de Rocafuerte

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No. 54 (2021): Junio
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Abstract

The economic history of Ecuador during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are strongly associated with the exportation of cacao to international markets. This boom generated important social, economic, political, and cultural transformations at a national level. One of these transformations was the emergence of new economic elites who disputed the prevalence of the old urban aristocracy. This paper addresses this phenomenon by analyzing the judicial process between the emerging landowner Camilo Landín and Baltazara Calderón, one of the most important Ecuadorian aristocrats of the 19th century. This process was oriented to determinate the ownership of an important portion of land. The analysis shows that, although the 19th century was a period of extensive social transformations, old aristocracies still had strong social and economic capital.

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Ecuador , Social transformations , Land ownership , Cacao boom

Author Biographies

Jorge Mantilla, Universidad de Otavalo

Magíster en Antropología, Universidad de Otavalo. Ibarra, Ecuador, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-6667. Correo electrónico: jmmantilla@uotavalo.edu.ec

Diego Samaniego, Universidad de Otavalo

Ingeniero en Desarrollo Social y Cultural, Instituto Otavaleño de Antropología. Otavalo, Ecuador, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-2592. Correo electrónico: dsamadier28@ gmail.com

Ledys Hernández, Universidad de Otavalo

Magíster en Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Otavalo. Ibarra, Ecuador, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-1873. Correo electrónico: lhernandez@uotavalo.edu.ec

Tatiana Saavedra, Universidad de Otavalo

Ingeniera en Gestión Social, Universidad de Otavalo. Otavalo, Ecuador, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-0455. Correo electrónico: Tatiana.saavedra.1999@gmail.com

How to Cite
Mantilla, J., Samaniego, D., Hernández, L., & Saavedra, T. (2021). The transformation of the cacao hacienda in Ecuador during the 1870’s: The case of the judicial process between Camilo Landín and Baltazara Calderón de Rocafuerte. Cuadernos De Historia, (54), pp. 305–325. Retrieved from https://cuadernosdehistoria.uchile.cl/index.php/CDH/article/view/63843
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