Abstract

SUAREZ MAYORGA, Adriana María. Reconsidering the role of Rafael Reyes in the urban modernization of Bogotá, 1904-1909. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2017, n.33, pp.123-143. ISSN 1657-6357.  https://doi.org/10.25100/sye.v0i33.5627.

The purpose of the article is to reconsider the role played by President Rafael Reyes (1904-1909) in the process of urban modernization of Bogotá, considering what happened in those years in the local administration. Methodologically, the analysis is based on an examination of primary and secondary sources to understand what happened in the city from a multidimensional perspective; correlating the changes experienced in urban matters with the political, economic and social factors that permeated that reality. The main conclusion reached is that the dictatorial centralism, established during the Quinquennium, subordinated Bogota’s municipal administration to the interests of the central power. This situation led to a struggle for local autonomy that was used by the opposition to discredit the regime and promote the departure of Rafael Reyes into exile.

Keywords : Colombia; historiography; modernization; municipal administration; Rafael Reyes.

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