Colonial Urbanism in the Age of the Enlightenment - The Spanish Bourbon Reforms in the River Plate

This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires' property market.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Spanish Empire before the Bourbon Reforms; 2. The River Plate before 1776 and the Bourbon Reforms; 3. Urban Expansion; 4. The Image of Power; 5. Ceremonies of Power; 6. Disciplining Porteños' Private Architecture; 7. The British Assault on the River Plate; Appendix 1; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Claudia Murray is a research fellow at the School of Real Estate and Planning, University of Reading. Her research interests focus on the socio-cultural and economic implications of rural and urban development of the built environment. 

Summary

This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires’ property market.

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Murray, Murray Claudia
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781785279812
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-981-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Anthem Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture; Anthem Studies in Latin Americ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Humanities, General and world history