Captain Lorenzo de Aldana: politician and encomendero

  • Mercedes Del Río FFyL, UBA
Keywords: Lorenzo de Aldana, peruvian elite, life history, Obra Pía

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to analize the life history of an eminent member of the peruvian elite, the "encomendero" Lorenzo de Aldana. He attained important wealth and participated en every facet of political life of the first years of the virreinato. Influenced by lascasianas ideas, he donated his fortune to the indians Soras, Casayas and Uros of his encomienda and he organized an Obra Pía named "Comunidades y Hospitales de Paria"which endured for 250 years. 

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Published
1997-10-03
How to Cite
Del Río , M. (1997). Captain Lorenzo de Aldana: politician and encomendero. Memoria Americana. Cuadernos De Etnohistoria, 5, 71-95. https://doi.org/10.34096/mace.v5i0.13156
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