War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)

The paper analyzes the evolution of wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú throughout the revolutionary war in the Río de la Plata. Based on the existence of a wide salary gap within this army, an exam on the pay received across the various ranks of troops and officers corps is performed, where it is p...

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Autor principal: Gallo, Maximiliano
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026
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war
army
revolution
wages
inequality
guerra
ejército
revolución
sueldos
desigualdad
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spelling I28-R245-article-170462026-01-02T03:31:49Z War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820) Guerra y desigualdad: Los salarios militares en el Ejército Auxiliar del Perú (1810-1820) Gallo, Maximiliano war army revolution wages inequality guerra ejército revolución sueldos desigualdad The paper analyzes the evolution of wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú throughout the revolutionary war in the Río de la Plata. Based on the existence of a wide salary gap within this army, an exam on the pay received across the various ranks of troops and officers corps is performed, where it is possible to bring on the fact of a growing inequality, which was itself closely tied to increasing shortage of military funds. The article also contrasts these wages with local basket of goods (both individual and family) in Tucumán, where the army’s operations took part, in order to assess its men’s welfare ratio near the theater of war. Results offer insight into the development of war and revolution, and the different strategies adopted by the troops to cope, respond and resist scarcity. El artículo analiza la evolución de los sueldos en el Ejército Auxiliar del Perú durante la década revolucionaria en el Río de la Plata. Partiendo de la hipótesis sobre la existencia de una pronunciada brecha salarial al interior de esa fuerza armada, se aborda un recorrido por los haberes percibidos en las diferentes categorías de la tropa y la oficialidad, dando cuenta de una creciente desigualdad, la cual estaba vinculada con la creciente escasez del tesoro militar. De igual modo, se contraponen dichos sueldos con las canastas básicas (familiares e individuales) locales de Tucumán, espacio donde el ejército operaba, para obtener los índices de bienestar de sus hombres en las proximidades del teatro de guerra. Los resultados permiten una lectura sobre el desarrollo de la guerra de la revolución y de los diferentes modos de accionar por parte de la tropa para resistir la penuria. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026-01-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17046 10.34096/bol.rav.n64.17046 Boletín del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana Dr. Emilio Ravignani; Núm. 64 (2026): Enero-junio; 1-29 1850-2563 0524-9767 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17046/15552 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/boletin/article/view/17046/15553 Derechos de autor 2026 Maximiliano Gallo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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army
revolution
wages
inequality
guerra
ejército
revolución
sueldos
desigualdad
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army
revolution
wages
inequality
guerra
ejército
revolución
sueldos
desigualdad
Gallo, Maximiliano
War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
topic_facet war
army
revolution
wages
inequality
guerra
ejército
revolución
sueldos
desigualdad
author Gallo, Maximiliano
author_facet Gallo, Maximiliano
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title War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
title_short War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
title_full War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
title_fullStr War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
title_full_unstemmed War and inequality: Military wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú (1810-1820)
title_sort war and inequality: military wages in the auxiliary army of perú (1810-1820)
description The paper analyzes the evolution of wages in the Auxiliary Army of Perú throughout the revolutionary war in the Río de la Plata. Based on the existence of a wide salary gap within this army, an exam on the pay received across the various ranks of troops and officers corps is performed, where it is possible to bring on the fact of a growing inequality, which was itself closely tied to increasing shortage of military funds. The article also contrasts these wages with local basket of goods (both individual and family) in Tucumán, where the army’s operations took part, in order to assess its men’s welfare ratio near the theater of war. Results offer insight into the development of war and revolution, and the different strategies adopted by the troops to cope, respond and resist scarcity.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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