Visits to the valley of Piedra Liza and Amancaes (1781-1820)

  • Juan José Brito Ramos
Keywords: Visit, Revisit, Valley, Canal, Intake, Unit of production, Water distribution, Piedra Liza

Abstract

This paper enters into an invisible valley of Lima’s historiography: the Piedra Liza and Amancaes’ valley through visits and revisits made by the judges of water during 1781 and 1820 period, the last decades of Spanish colonial domain in Peru.
Documentary sources allow us to learn about units of production which existed in the valley located in Abajo el Puente district including: farms, orchards and mills, their owners and/or tenants, as well as the various problems associated with water distribution originated in the great canal of Piedra Liza.

Author Biography

Juan José Brito Ramos

Licenciado en Historia en la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

Published
2014-06-15
How to Cite
Brito RamosJ. J. (2014). Visits to the valley of Piedra Liza and Amancaes (1781-1820). Revista Del Archivo General De La Nación, 29(1), 243-263. https://doi.org/10.37840/ragn.v29i1.64