The natural chief: power and authority in the Patía Valley, 1810-1850

The paper describes how certain individuals became notables or principales in the Patía Valley between the Eighteenth and Twentieth centuries. It scrutinizes the features and values characteristic to them, which gave them legitimacy in their communities. I have chosen to refer to them as natural lea...

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Main Author: Luis Ervin Prado Arellano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín 2012-07-01
Series:Historia y Sociedad
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/hisysoc/article/view/37341/39699