Regional Markets in the Peruvian Viceroyalty: Cuzco and Trujillo in the Final Decades of Colonial Rule; [Mercados regionais no vice-reinado peruano: Cuzco e Trujillo nas décadas finais do regime colonial]

Contreras C.; Mazzeo C. · Fronteras de la Historia (2025) · DOI: 10.22380/20274688.2839

Resumen

Based on customs records, this article reconstructs the flow of incoming trade to the cities of Cuzco and Trujillo in the Viceroyalty of Peru between the 1770s and the early 1820s. Goods are classified by type (e.g., stimulants, foodstuffs, textiles, hardware) and by region of origin, with special attention to distinguishing between American and European products. The results of this classification are compared with those of similar studies. Our findings highlight the growing significance of trade in American goods on the eve of independence, particularly the prominent role of stimulant products. Additionally, the analysis reveals the emergence of regions economically interconnected through trade, which later developed distinct political identities in the post-independence era. Finally, the study confirms that the period from the 1770s to the 1790s was one of commercial prosperity, in contrast to the following decades.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú