Threats to the Royal Fidelity, Safety, and Trust: The Internal Mail Service in the New Kingdom of Granada after the Pando Reforms, 1764-1810
Driven by the Bourbon Dynasty, Spain triedto strengthen the state apparatus and widenthe scope of its functions in its Americandomains. One of the results this had was thedecision of the Crown to assume the managementand control of the mail system, whichbrought substantial improvements in the expans...
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| Formato: | Artículo publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/memoysociedad/article/view/15901 http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-019&d=article15901oai |
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| Sumario: | Driven by the Bourbon Dynasty, Spain triedto strengthen the state apparatus and widenthe scope of its functions in its Americandomains. One of the results this had was thedecision of the Crown to assume the managementand control of the mail system, whichbrought substantial improvements in the expansionof the routes and reduction of thetravel time, but some flaws and issues were stillevident. This work attempts to examine theobstacles that hindered the proper operationof the postal service in the framework of thereforms implemented halfway the 18th centuryby Commissioner Joseph Antonio de Pando,namely: fraud, delays, violations; interceptions;and loss of letters and parcels. These obstaclesled to a loss of prestige for the sector, and werean additional sign of the weakening and crisisof the colonial politic – administrative regime. |
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