Resumen

CARRENO TARAZONA, Clara Inés. BÚSQUEDA DE NUEVAS RUTAS COMERCIALES: SOLÓN WILCHES Y LAS REDES DE PODER EN GARCÍA ROVIRA, SEGUNDA MITAD DEL SIGLO XIXSEARCH OF NEW TRADE ROUTES: SOLON WILCHES AND THE NETWORKS OF POWER IN GARCIA ROVIRA, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY. hist.crit. [online]. 2012, n.46, pp.180-201. ISSN 0121-1617.

This article presents a project formulated by the president of the Sovereign State of Santander, Solon Wilches, to open new trade routes in order to create and maintain a network of power in the department of García Rovira. First, the text highlights the political activity of General Wilches to help his region; second, the commercial activities which surrounded his network of friends and family. Finally, the text answers the question of how associations worked around a main character in order to complete commercial transactions in a specific region.

Palabras clave : Trade routes; political power; family; investment; entrepreneurs; Santander.

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