Bibliographic citations
Asti, A., (2023). Comercio y consumo de aguardiente en la ciudad del Cuzco en el contexto de las Reformas Borbónicas, 1774-1808 [Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/23998
Asti, A., Comercio y consumo de aguardiente en la ciudad del Cuzco en el contexto de las Reformas Borbónicas, 1774-1808 []. PE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/23998
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title = "Comercio y consumo de aguardiente en la ciudad del Cuzco en el contexto de las Reformas Borbónicas, 1774-1808",
author = "Asti Martinez, Alvaro Bruno",
publisher = "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú",
year = "2023"
}
The following thesis studies the trade and consumption of aguardiente in the city of Cuzco in the period during and after the Bourbon reforms, between 1774 and 1808. To do this, it adopts a quantitative perspective based on the ledgers of the Real Aduana of Cuzco. We will show that the market’s long term trend was one of stability and growth, and also contextualize the situation in Cuzco by comparing it to other cities. We put forward the hypothesis that there was an increase in the sales of aguardiente which can be explained by the existence of an indigenous majority in Cuzco. The Prehispanic tradition of abundant alcohol consumption was strengthened by the appearance of new spaces of sociability like feasts and pulperías, as well as an increase in purchasing power associated with a wider integration of the Indians to the market economy. These facts allowed for a sustained growth that was only thwarted by the political instability following 1808.
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