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- Title
Sin responsables en el Fuerte. Trabajo y dirección de los albañiles (Buenos Aires, 1757-1790).
- Authors
Javier Iraola, Eduardo
- Abstract
The proposition is to inquire about the lawsuit originated in the repair works of the corridors of the fort of Buenos Aires, in order to evince the complex and unclear structure of social relations within the labour process. The construction field experienced a particular dynamic in the second half of the 18th century, as a result of the policies of fortification and reform of the administrative system. Numerous public works that required a considerable number of craftsmen, masons, carpenters, amongst others were carried out in Río de la Plata. However, little is known about the details of the socio-labour relations that had to be established for this purpose, nor is the understanding of particular impact on the realm of craftsmen. In 1757, work began on repairing the corridors of the Buenos Aires fort, yet the following year a crack was found, which led to a complaint by the officials of the Contaduría against the master-builder Pedro Preciado. The use of this judicial process from the colonial courts enables to reconstruct the labour process, duties and responsibilities, as it provides the exchanges between those who command and those who obey. The succession of interrogations, presentations and testimonies revealed the vague separation between those who were to direct the work and those who were to execute it. Thus, the judicial process initiated to determine who was responsible for the crack in the warehouses turned into a series of injunctions about who should control the labour process.
- Subjects
BUENOS Aires (Argentina); ADMINISTRATIVE reform; FORTIFICATION; PUBLIC works; HISTORIC building remodeling; PUBLIC building design &; construction; JUDICIAL process; EIGHTEENTH century; INJUNCTIONS; LABOR process
- Publication
Revista de Historia de América, 2024, Issue 167, p9
- ISSN
0034-8325
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35424/rha.167.2024.4558