La población de Lima y la administración colonial frente al impacto del terremoto de 1687
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2015
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Hacia fines del XVII, Lima era una de las ciudades más importantes de un imperio transatlántico que parecía llegar a las postrimerías de sus capacidades. Como capital del Virreinato del Perú, Lima reunía a las más altas esferas del gobierno, tanto político como religioso, y una variada población. Su posición neurálgica en términos políticos, económicos y sociales era análoga a su ubicación geográfica. Debido a que se halla sobre el litoral occidental de América del Sur, donde las placas Sudamericana y Nazca se intersectan, Lima ha sido frecuentemente afectada por eventos sísmicos. En particular, el terremoto de 1687 asoló la ciudad en un período sumamente crítico para el erario y gobierno español. La reacción, a corto y largo plazo, de la administración y población de Lima muestran la capacidad, largamente subestimada, del imperio español y del sujeto colonial.
By the end of the seventeenth century, Lima was one of the most important cities in a transatlantic empire that seemed to reach the aftermath of their abilities. As the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima gathered at the highest levels of government, both political and religious, and a diverse population. Its neuralgic position in political, economic and social terms was similar to its geographical location. Because it is on the west coast of the South, where the Nazca and South American plates find each other, Lima has been frequently affected by seismic events. In particular, the earthquake of 1687 devastated the city in a very critical period for the Spanish treasury and government. The reaction in the short and long term, the administration and population of Lima show the ability, long underestimated, of the Spanish colonial empire and the colonial subject.
By the end of the seventeenth century, Lima was one of the most important cities in a transatlantic empire that seemed to reach the aftermath of their abilities. As the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima gathered at the highest levels of government, both political and religious, and a diverse population. Its neuralgic position in political, economic and social terms was similar to its geographical location. Because it is on the west coast of the South, where the Nazca and South American plates find each other, Lima has been frequently affected by seismic events. In particular, the earthquake of 1687 devastated the city in a very critical period for the Spanish treasury and government. The reaction in the short and long term, the administration and population of Lima show the ability, long underestimated, of the Spanish colonial empire and the colonial subject.
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Lima, Earthquakes, Colonial Administration, Seventeenth Century, History, Lima, Terremotos, Administración Colonial, Siglo XVIII, Historia
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