Public Works in the Spanish Empire: A Bridging Perspective

Manuel Lucena-Giraldo

European Review, 2021, vol. 29, issue 1, 107-112

Abstract: Public works began, at least in the Spanish Empire, after the failure of Christopher Columbus’s governance in the Antilles. The foundation of cities in the Americas was a colonization strategy. Urban republics formed a network to support the kingdoms of the Indies for more than three centuries. Far beyond traditional and nationalistic explanations, it was precisely the ability to establish bridges – social, as well as material – that explains the resilience and durability of this network until 1825.

Date: 2021
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