Contenido: This paper focuses on some topics considered in the discussion on Sergio Serulnikov´s book, Subverting colonial authority, published in Boletín del Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana “Dr Emilio Ravignani”, Nº31. The author discusses topics such as the importance of grouping categories and the pertinence of longue durée studies on the basis of a scarcely approached aspect: categories presented on indigenous population surveys (padrones de indios). Adrián, whose inquires focuses also on northern Potosí along the XVIIIe Century -especially on indigenous doctrines jurisdiction- argues on the possibilities offered by this kind of documents on the basis of her analysis about the transformations suffered by the categories used on these surveys from XVIe to XVIII Centuries. 

Contenido: Este artículo se centra en el papel fundamental que tuvo el trabajo desarrollado por Ana María Lorandi, durante los años sesenta y setenta, en la arqueología de Santiago del Estero. Busca dar cuenta de la impronta dejada en relación a la reconstrucción de un campo de estudio que había sido relegado 25 años antes, como así también en lo que respecta al conocimiento y problematización de la arqueología local. Para ello hace una recorrida sobre el origen del interés de Lorandi en la zona, sobre las diversas perspectivas de investigación aplicadas y sobre el itinerario de campo, temático e intelectual transitado. Con tales objetivos, el análisis pivotea entre posicionarse en el marco histórico de producción de tales conocimientos y en el momento actual de desarrollo de la arqueología santiagueña, basándose principalmente en textos éditos e inéditos realizados por Lorandi y en publicaciones de otros autores sobre su trayectoria de investigación. 

Contenido: Taking into account the latest studies by Ana María Lorandi -focused on institutional and political aspects of the colonial order-, we try to show in this essay how, by means of those studies, Lorandi opened up the way to a new interdisciplinary relationship between historical anthropology (just as she conceived this discipline) and the new legal history. In the first place, beginning with the so-called “legal turn” in political history, we analyze the conditions that made that relationship possible, particularly those related to the methodological turns in the field of social sciences (culturalist, linguistic, anthropological turn). Secondly, we show how Lorandi incorporated essential elements of the new legal history into her studies on historical anthropology, also highlighting some interpretative divergences. Finally we make a brief reflection on the possible outcomes of this interdisciplinary relationship to which Lorandi decidedly contributed in the local academic environment. 

Contenido: The Inka empire, during its expansive process, annexed several territories incorporating to its economic and political sphere a vast number of ethnic groups. In order to consummate the incorporation the inkas made use of different negotiation strategies with the local authorities, being one of the most common the organization of feasts. Yet, not always the significance of those consumed and redistributed goods during those feasts has been often analyzed in detail. Using archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidences, this research intends to evaluate and think about the role of two beverages (beers), chicha (corn beer) and aloja (carob beer) in the construction of agreements between the Inka and local societies at southern Yocavil Valley. Both beverages belong to different cultural traditions. The first one was elaborated with corn and intimately linked to the Cuzco tradition and the Inka state political economy, whereas the aloja was used for local religious ceremonies. 

Contenido: En el presente trabajo deseamos presentar algunos resultados del análisis cotejado de los padrones y actas bautismales de las localidades de Valle Grande y La Candelaria; ambas ubicadas en los valles orientales de la actual provincia argentina de Jujuy, durante el siglo XIX. Nuestra investigación en estas comunidades indígenas campesinas parte de reconocer la existencia de una marcada tendencia a la gestación estacional y como consecuencia a una concomitante estacionalidad de los nacimientos, en las localidades que integran el distrito jurisdiccional de Valle Grande; cuenca de yungas ubicada al este de la quebrada de Humahuaca. Dicha estacionalidad acompañó durante todo el siglo los desplazamientos familiares que cubrían circuitos trashumantes pastoreando el ganado y realizando pequeños cultivos hortícolas en diversos pisos ecológicos. Aún cuando su análisis se desplegará progresivamente a lo largo del texto, su tratamiento específico se planteará al final del trabajo, a partir de la comparación de las actividades desarrolladas al interior de la genealogía de un mismo conjunto de apellidos distribuidos en ambos territorios, ordenados y analizados a través de un análisis reticular micro-estructural. 

Contenido: This article proposes a global interpretation of the history of colonial Latin America that takes into account other geographical regions and the transoceanic exchange that existed in the Spanish colonial system. One of the objectives of my work is to try to overcome the barriers that separate the analysis of the colonial experiences in Africa, America, and Asia, a tendency that until now has predominated in studies on Colonial Latin America. The Spanish empire was global both in its extension and in its scope due to a network that opened channels of contact, exchange and communication between four continents. A global approach to the study of the Spanish empire generates the emergence of a new area of research that can contribute to the development of a global history of colonialism and imperialism in the Hispanic world. 

Contenido: Since 1548, the city of Nuestra Señora de La Paz was the seat of Spanish power in Aymara high plain. Many members of troops who were loyal to the king during civil wars became vecinos and, as such, granted the right to collect tribute and to dispose of the labour of nearby native repartimientos. These encomenderos quickly gathered as a powerful group in the cabildo of La Paz, controlling the destinies of native population and their resources. Late conflicts with central government redefined the meaning of encomienda, aiming to the monetization of native tribute and the limitation of jurisdictional powers of the encomenderos. In early 17th century, encomienda became a status marker for tenants which, in many cases, did not even live in Perú. This article aims to re-evaluate the topic of encomienda and to examine the formation and consolidation of the elite of La Paz, attending to the impact of encomienda on native territoriality, the tension between this encomendero core and viceregal power, and the transformations of the very institution up to the early decades of 17th century.