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IBARRA, Ana Carolina. Written culture and criminal justice. El Discurso sobre las penas and other books of its epoch. Hist. mex. [online]. 2016, vol.65, n.4, pp.1563-1600. ISSN 2448-6531.

This article places the book Discurso sobre las penas, by the celebrated jurist Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe, in dialogue with other books of its epoch -primarily the work of Beccaria, but also other prominent intellectuals and jurists who then spoke in favor of leniency and prison reform. The author reexamines Lardizábal's work in the European context, particulary that of a Spain that vaccilated between reform and a return to tradition, thus suggesting that Lardizábal y Uribe has made a larger contribution to liberal thought than has previously been conceded by many historiographers. This articel reconstructs the debate that ocurred between different spaces, both European and American, regarding issues of criminal justice and the humanization of punishment.

Palavras-chave : Spain; criminal justice; Discurso sobre las penas; Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe; 18th Century.