Abstract

PARRILLA-ALBUERNE, Ana María. The organization of the Hacienda Real in the Province of Chiapa (1540-1644): royal officials, delegates and other personages. LiminaR [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.2, pp.149-164. ISSN 2007-8900.

The main objective of this work is to analyze the development of the treasury organization in the province of Chiapa during the XVI and XVII centuries, in order to understand the development of the local administration and how the relationships between the different groups of power were weaving. The apparent isolation and lack of economic attractions, allowed to the royal officers of the Audience of Guatemala, to appoint a minor delegate with the title of teniente de oficiales reales which, in our view, is a key piece to understand the development of the provincial administration and how the relationships between the different groups of local power were intertwining.

Keywords : Real Hacienda; minor delegates; elites; families; tributes.