Abstract

AMAYA, José Antonio  and  TORRES MORENO, James Vladimir. Science and economy in New Kingdom of Granada. The commissions of Sebastian Jose Lopez Ruiz, 1778-1803. Hist. Caribe [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.29, pp.183-213. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.29.2016.8.

This research intends to establish, analyze and explain the cost of the commissions (1778-1803) imposed by the King Carlos III (1716-1788) under the responsibility of doctor and naturalist Panamanian Sebastián José López Ruiz, (1741-1832). With this purpose in mind, this article tries to contribute to the knowledge of the role of the viceroyal authorities in the science development of the New Kingdom. With this intention, it is taken advantage of the information recently located in the General File of Indian (Seville) and in the General File Nation (Bogotá). This article contributes to the understanding of how and why the Bourbon centralism in scientific policy failed in the Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada.

Keywords : Peruvian bark; history of science; economic history; Viceroyalty of New Granada; natural history.

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