Abstract

MARTINEZ FONSECA, Juan Manuel. Santa Marta during the Independence: Between pragmatism and insurrection. Folios [online]. 2010, n.32, pp.61-71. ISSN 0123-4870.

The independence of Santa Marta was characterized by many elements of resistance to change. In fact it was only until 1823 that the city was finally taken by the patriot army. This unusual situation, suggesting a loyalty to the Spanish crown, is explained by tracing the historical processes experienced by the city during the eighteenth century and early decades of the nineteenth century. It is unquestionable the role that the city played in the smuggling businesses made by traders, to the point that during the time of emancipation Santa Marta preferred not to risk their normal economic activities and kept distance from the patriot cause. The debate about the myth of "samario" realism, reemerges here if one looks deeper into the commercial structure that characterized those years.

Keywords : Smuggling; Santa Marta; Independence; Trade; Corruption.

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