Resumen

FLORES FLORES, Graciela. The city, its guardians and justice. A Study of Their Relationship during the Republican Life of Mexico City (1824-1846). Estud. hist. mod. contemp. Mex [online]. 2019, n.57, pp.3-40.  Epub 30-Abr-2020. ISSN 0185-2620.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24485004e.2019.57.69978.

In 1782 it was ordered to divide Mexico City into eight major barracks and 32 minor barracks in order to facilitate the path of justice. At the same time, different characters were created to take care of the order. The main purpose of this article is to get to know the security and surveillance agents (barracks assistants, “guardafaroleros”, corporals and night watchmen, etcetera) of Mexico City, their functions and the organization they assumed to perform them, in addition to note the close relationship they had with justice during the first two republics (1824-1846). Through cartography, we will be able to know how they distributed their rounds and patrols to be able to measure how effective their work was in pursuing, apprehending and consigning the disrupters of public order in front of the judge.

Palabras llave : security agents; Ordinance of 1782; main quarters; minor barracks; judges.

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