Dossier: Amazonía transfronteriza, siglos XVII-XX (Presentación)

Introducción al Dossier

Las Guyanas holandesas en América Latina (1600-1814) [Estudios]

This article starts by considering the fact that the Guyanas can be understood as an atypical region in the Latin-American context. The lapse of analysis of this study is from 1600 to 1814, period of development of Dutch Guyanas, which was the base of the Surinam Republic and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. These are highlighted for being the unique Latin-American entities that were not colonized by the Catholics Monarchies, for the absence of missionary activities until 1735, and also for the absence of private action. These colonies offer an interesting study field about comparative development with other South American regions.

La expedición de límites de 1750 en la Guayana española: los logros de una tarea que nunca comenzó (Estudios)

This contribution addresses the implications of the boundary demarcation on basin of Orinoco and Amazon, during the second half of the 18th Century, beginning with the study of the expedition of the boundary between Spain and Portugal. This enterprise ended up in a surprise of games of omission, unfortunate and personal confrontations. The undesired task for the Spanish Guayana, however, marked a radically change in the geostrategic valuing and paved way to a latter colonial modernity thanks to the initiative of its commissioners. In this way, an important part of the territorial integrity was preserved against the geographical desires of lustanas and stopped the trafficking of indigenous salves towards the Amazon region.

Resistencia india, conciliación y estrategia militar en Quixos durante la primera mitad del siglo XVIII (Estudios)

During the 18th Century, the northeast of the Amazonian region, especially the jurisdiction of Quixos, was one of the most ignored regions of South America. Its dominions, dependents in part to the Real Audiencia of Quito, did not enjoy sufficient attention from the monarchial administration; therefore, the territorial domination and its natives did not take shape in absolute terms given the difficulties of indigenous resistance against strategies to slowly subordinate and eventually dismantle the Spanish politics of border territories.

Comercio, conflictos y alianzas en la frontera luso-española: Capitanía de Río Negro y provincia de Maynas, 1780-1820 (Estudios)

In the colonial period, the Spanish politics towards the American frontiers was oriented not only to recognition and military protection of the borders, but also to control trade in the regions. During the demarcation of the boundaries in the 18th Century, the smuggling in the borders degenerated in various conflicts between the Spanish and Portuguese authorities. However, illegal trade played an important role en la satisfaction of the provisions in the zone, making possible the establishment of local alliances. This article addresses these questions taking as object the study the border Luso-Spanish in the Amazon Valley, between captaincy of Negro River and the province of Maynas, 1780-1820.

Diplomacia transfronteriza en tiempos de revolución: el Alto Río Negro iberoamericano, 1815-1820 (Estudios)

This article studies the impacts of the independence war in the regional border of the High Negro River, taking as it’s object of analysis the existing multiples connections between the inhabitants of both sides of the imaginary boundary line. From July 1817, the independence war in Venezuela changed the coordinates: the struggles between the republican patriots and those obedient to the King (Realistas), faithful to the restoration of the Spanish monarchy of Fernando VII, managed the great border region, and influenced the political, social and local dynamics, mainly the existing cross-border relations between both, impacted the ordinary life of the local population and affected the diplomacy between the Portuguese and Spanish American authorities, those faithful to the King (Realistas) and patriots.

Ferrocarriles hacia el Oriente. Articulación del territorio y construcción nacional a inicios del siglo XX en el Ecuador (Estudios)

The railway lines proyect to the Eastern provinces of Ecuador that was established in the process of nation building at the beginning of the 20th Century formed an integral part of the program promoted by the liberal governmentes, that had intrest in articulating the region and control of the amazonic space. There is an analysis on the debate about the constrution of roads to the East at the beginning of Century and the development a railines to the cities of Ambato to Curaray, also sketching other railroad proyects to the East. The study contributes to redeeming the history of one of the raillines that has ocuppied significat political debates in the period and to situated some of the contradictions that were presented in the process of nation building.

La emergencia del intelectual en América Latina y el espacio público: el caso de Alfonso Reyes, 1927-1939 (Debates)

This article is a case study of the emergence of the intellectual in Spanish American: the trajectory of Alfonso Reyes. In Latin America modernity and the beginnings of the 20th Century contributed to circumstances and historical processes that permitted the 19th Century literates to progressively transform into intellectual: to be exact a ‘transitional intellectual’. This study looks at some of the dynamics that validated the intellectual as a new social actor during the period studied. The public visibility as it was never before, placed thinkers, and the use of means of communication of the time and the cultural elements like books and magazines, allowing that they be turned into public figures and to obtain some of their objectives.

Procesos: revista ecuatoriana de historia. 3 (SOLO LIBROS/Reseñas)

Presenta las reseñas de los siguientes libros: PILAR PONCE LEIVA, (INTRODUCCIÓN Y TRANSCRIPCIÓN), RELACIONES HISTÓRICO GEOGRÁFICAS DE LA AUDIENCIA DE QUITO(SIGLOS XVI-XIX), FUENTES PARA LA HISTORIA ANDINA, QUITO, MARKA-ABYA YALA, 1992, 666 PP. -- ENRIQUE AYALA MORA, EDIT., NUEVA HISTORIA. DEL ECUADOR), VOL. 12, ENSAYOS GENERALES I, QUITO, CORPORACIÓN EDITORA NACIONAL-GRI]ALBO, 1992. -- LORETO REBOLLEDO, COMUNIDAD y RESISTENCIA. EL CASO DE LUMBISÍ EN LA COLONIA, FLACSO-ABYA YALA, 1992, 321 PP. -- BERNARD LAVALLÉ, QUITO ET LA CRISE DE L'ALCABALA (1580-1600), PARÍS, CNRS, 1992, 213 PP.

Procesos: revista ecuatoriana de historia. 8 (SOLO LIBROS/Reseñas)

Presenta las reseñas de los siguientes libros: ALEXANDRA KENNEDY TROYA, ED., ARTES "ACADÉMICAS" Y POPULARES DEL ECUADOR. I SIMPOSIO DE HISTORIA DEL ARTE, ABYA YALA Y FUNDACIÓN´PAUL RIVET, QUITO, 1995. -- MARTHA MOSCOSO, COMP., PALABRAS DEL SILENCIO. LAS MUJERES LATINOAMERICANAS Y SU HISTORIA, COEDICIÓN ABYA YALA/UNICEF/EMBAJADA REAL DE LOS PAÍSES BAJOS, CAYAMBE, 1995. -- ARTURO ANDRÉS ROIG. EL PENSAMIENTO SOCIAL DE JUAN MONTALVO, 2DA ED., COLECCIÓN TEMAS, NO. 6, UNIVERSIDAD ANDINA SIMÓN BOLÍVAR, SUBSEDE ECUADOR, CORPORACIÓN EDITORA NACIONAL, QUITO, 1996, 250 PP. -- CRISTÓBAL LANDÁZURI, LOS CURACAZGOS PASTOS PREHISPÁNICOS. AGRICULTURA Y COMERCIO. SIGLO XVI, COLECCIÓN PENDONEROS No. 13, BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR, INSTITUTO OTAVALEÑO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA, EDICIONES ABYA YALA, QUITO, 1995, 230 PP. -- JORGE DÁVILA LOOR, EL FUT, TRAYECTORIA Y PERSPECTIVAD, COLECCIÓN 15 DE NOVIEMBRE, T. 9, CORPORACIÓN EDITORA NACIONAL, QUITO, 1995. -- MARX VAN AKEN, EL REY DE LA NOCHE, QUITO, EDICIONES DEL BANCO CENTRAL, COLECCIÓN HISTÓRICA XXI, 1995.

Procesos: revista ecuatoriana de historia. 20 (SOLO LIBROS/Reseñas)

PRESENTA LAS RESEÑAS DE LOS SIGUIENTES LIBROS: GERMÁN CARRERA DAMAS, EDIT., HISTORIA DE AMÉRICA ANDINA. CRISIS DEL RÉGIMEN COLONIAL E INDEPENDENCIA, VOL. 4, UNIVERSIDAD ANDINA SIMÓN BOLÍVAR, SEDE ECUADOR/LIBRESA, QUITO, 2003, 434 PP. -- CECILIA PEÑAHERRERA, COMP., CONTANDO HISTORIA: GUALLUPE, OFICINA REGIONAL IBARRA DEL FONDO ECUATORIANO POPULORUM PROGRESSIO, SAN JUAN DE LACHAS, 2001, 158 PP. -- ROCÍO RUEDA NOVOA, ZAMBAJE y AUTONOMÍA. HISTORIA DE LA GENTE NEGRA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ESMERALDAS. SIGLOS XVI-XVIII, COLECCIÓN MAREJADA, No. 1, MUNICIPALIDAD DE ESMERALDAS/TEHIS/ ABYA-YALA, QUITO, 2001, 195 PP.