The Nation on the Corners: The Politics of Street-Naming in Lima during the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century; [A nação nas esquinas: a política de nomeação de ruas em Lima durante a segunda metade do século dezenove]

Ramón G. · Journal of Latin American Studies (2024) · DOI: 10.1017/s0022216x24000397

Resumen

Recent studies on the figuration of the nation in nineteenth-century Hispanic America have used sophisticated analyses of different media to suggest that Indigenous references were progressively excluded from urban public space as national symbols. In these spaces, the creole authorities placed themselves and their ancestors centre stage. However, these studies have neglected a highly representative medium: street names. This article demonstrates that street nomenclature was key in figuring the nation in a capital city and shows a different trend from that established using other media. Specifically, after the 1861 municipal reform of street names in Lima, Peru, the majority of official names were Indigenous and did not celebrate creole or military elites. This article examines this reform and the conflicts it provoked. © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú