La propiedad territorial indígena en la Provincia de Popayán (1831-1857): continuidad del proteccionismo, situación de excepción frente a lo dispuesto en otras provincias

Abstract

Indigenous land property was a top importance issue in the early ages of the republican life of Latin American countries. Adaptation of the old regime´s legal system, to accomplish with the new conceptions of the State, had to weigh up the numerous political hitches at stake on the birth time of modern states. The Colombian´s legal process had different characteristics perceived from one region to another, for this kind of property. I also had a greater impact in places such as the Popayan province, where the indigenous population was at a high concentration. This article displays a sequence on the evolution of the legal and political management of the indigenous ownership in the province of Popayan between 1832 and 1857.