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Dismantling the commons: the dispute between artisanal fishermen and hacendados in Chile (Boca de Rapel, 1769-1877)

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  • Michelle Lacoste Adunka

    (Universidad San Sebastián)

  • Pablo Lacoste

    (Universidad de Santiago de Chile)

Abstract
This article examines the struggle for control of coastal lands that took place between the artisanal fishermen of the mouth of the Rapel River and the landowners of Bucalemu hacienda, during the transition from the colonial period and the construction of the Chilean state after independence. It also examines the subsequent extension of state control over this territory within the framework of the transition to capitalism. The large-scale landowners or hacendados tried to expel the fishermen and their ‘plebeian culture’ by various means: burning down their houses, depriving them of their work instruments, shackling them in private jails and putting theme in stocks. Yet the fishermen responded by defending their ‘moral economy’ peacefully and only employed judicial means. Using original and unpublished documents from the National Archive of Santiago, this article also examines the role of the various actors in the conflict: fishermen, hacendados, judges and institutions. Both the justice system and the Parliament are found to have served the interests of the great haciendas or largescale landowners, in detriment of artisanal fishermen’s rights.

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  • Michelle Lacoste Adunka & Pablo Lacoste, 2018. "Dismantling the commons: the dispute between artisanal fishermen and hacendados in Chile (Boca de Rapel, 1769-1877)," Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, issue 75, pages 141-165, august.
    • Handle: RePEc:seh:journl:y:2018:i:75:m:august:p:141-165
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    Keywords

    artisanal fishermen; social conflicts; moral economy; coastal legislation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N46 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N56 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N66 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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