Abstract

VALLE, Laura C. del  and  LARROSA, Juan M. C.. The Network of Capitular Families of Buenos Aires (1700-1820). Dynamic and Preeminence Cycles. Historelo.rev.hist.reg.local [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.28, pp.96-137.  Epub June 25, 2021. ISSN 2145-132X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/historelo.v13n28.89622.

In any group of power the prestige of the families that make up the group varies in time. By studying these variations we can better comprehend the evolution and the span of life of the inner cycle of power of these groups. In this article we study the dynamic of the nuclear families of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires from 1700 to 1820. We apply an approach of analysis of social networks that allows us to perceive how nuclear families emerge by marriage and expand on bloodline and reproduction, as well as by ritual ties through sponsor institutions, commercial and political associations. We found, in this sense, a hierarchical class of families based on different criteria of individual importance within the network that ultimately depend on economic support related to different activities, to social attributes such as racial purity, distinction of social classes or bloodlines as well as by carrying relevant political positions in the council. We illustrate our analysis with visualizations and estimates of the relative importance of each family and how this importance varied during the analyzed period of time.

Keywords : social structure; capitular elite; Buenos Aires; analysis of social networks; dynamic networks; preeminence cycle.

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