DISTRIBUTION AND CONFLICTS IN SAN PEDRO MOLINOS, JURISDICTION OF TEPOSCOLULA, OAXACA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Abstract

The Teposcolula district was one of the largest and most populated territories of the Oaxaca Intendencia. Its economy and socio-political dynamics were linked to the distribution of goods. In 1787 the Indian town of San Pedro de los Molinos initiated a lawsuit against its mayor and lieutenants for abuse in the distribution. From the analysis of the lawsuit, in which the local chief and the parish priest also intervened, the impact of the application of article 12 of the mayors ordinance is shown in this region