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Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930
Author(s) -
Claudia María Leal León
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2665-4814
pISSN - 2011-0324
DOI - 10.18046/recs.i20.1861
Subject(s) - humanities , political science , geography , art
Este artículo reconstruye las bases sobre las cuales se formó el campesinado negro del Pacífico colombiano tras el fin de la esclavitud. Los descendientes de esclavos lograron convertirse en productores independientes, en lugar de proletarios rurales, gracias al acceso que tuvieron no solamente a la tierra, sino también a la selva, las aguas y el subsuelo. Estos campesinos no eran principalmente agricultores; extraían oro, tagua y caucho para vendérselos a comerciantes blancos que los exportaban. En el contexto de esta economía extractiva, la libertad significó lograr control sobre el territorio y los procesos de trabajo. Sin embargo, aún hace falta reconocer los aportes que estos ciudadanos hicieron a la construcción de Colombia sobre la base de su libertad.

This article reconstructs the basis on which the black peasantry of the Colombian Pacific was formed after the end of slavery. The descendants of slaves managed to become independent producers, rather than a rural proletariat, through access that had not only the land but also to the forest, water and underground. These peasants were not primarily farmers; extracting gold, ivory palm and rubber to sell it to white traders, who exported. In the context of this extractive economy, freedom meant to achieve control over the territory and work processes. However, yet we need to recognize the contributions that these citizens made the construction of Colombia on the basis of their freedom

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