El caso criminal del indígena Francisco "Pampa" Economi: alegatos y actuaciones de la justicia provincial (Buenos Aires, 1823)

Based on an unpublished source in the form of an extremely rich criminal trial, this article aims to analyse several questions regarding the conception of justice in the application of the law in Buenos Aires, indigenous affairs and the legal positioning of social actors in the urban universe of the...

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Main Author: Calabrese Bonzon, Ángela
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Filosofia. Universidade Federal Fluminense 2012
Subjects:
Buenos Aires
derecho
indígena
periodo inicial de la independencia
direito
período inicial de independência
law
Indian
initial period of independence
droit
indigène
premiers temps de l'indépendance
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4017511
Source:Passagens, ISSN 1984-2503, Vol. 4, Nº. 3, 2012, pags. 477-509
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El caso criminal del indígena Francisco "Pampa" Economi: alegatos y actuaciones de la justicia provincial (Buenos Aires, 1823)
Summary: Based on an unpublished source in the form of an extremely rich criminal trial, this article aims to analyse several questions regarding the conception of justice in the application of the law in Buenos Aires, indigenous affairs and the legal positioning of social actors in the urban universe of the city in the initial stages of its independence. These features, into which Argentine historiography barely delved in this period, are examined in the context of a revealing exchange of allegations between the Public Prosecutor and the Lower Court Judge on one hand, and the General Protector of the Poor representing the accused Indian, on the other hand. The exchange demonstrates opposing views on natural and positive law and the relevance of applying white men's laws to an Indian responsible for a crime committed within the jurisdiction of Buenos Aires. An analysis of the case thus serves to suggest the existence of legal (although not social) equality for indigenous inhabitants in Argentina at the time in question, suggesting how the relevant law in Buenos Aires was applied and the way the procedure was adopted by the legal institution in its treatment of this social sector.

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