Consumo y comercio de carnes en el corregimiento de Santiago, 1773-1778

Authors

  • Juan José Martínez Barraza Universidad de Santiago de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-71942018000200455

Keywords:

Santiago of Chile, Eighteenth century, Colonial market, Internal commerce, Living conditions, Dietary onsumption

Abstract

This work reconstructs the consumption of meat in the district of Santiago (Corregimiento) from 1773 to 1778. Through tax sources, information is compiled on this consumer market to analyze the origin of its supply, its commercial circuits and its impact on the well-being of the population. The results show that the consumption of meat per capita of those from Santiago reached 78.4 kilos a year, equivalent to 35% of the daily caloric requirement for an adult, a level that was far higher than many South American and European cities of the period. This high consumption of meat would have been universal, given that acquiring that quantity was only 6.8% of an unqualified urban workers salary. This evidence suggests that this population had a quality of life that was far superior than the level some economic historiography holds for Spanish-American as a whole

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Author Biography

Juan José Martínez Barraza, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Magíster en Historia, Universidad de Chile. Investigador asociado del Centro Internacional de Investigación de Historia Económica, Empresarial y de la Administración Pública (CIHEAP) y estudiante del programa de doctorado en Historia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Becario Conicyt. Correo electrónico: jj.martinez.barraza@gmail.com

Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Martínez Barraza, J. J. (2018). Consumo y comercio de carnes en el corregimiento de Santiago, 1773-1778. Historia, 51(II), 455–483. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-71942018000200455

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