Obrajes, Andean Workers, and the Spanish Elite: Hegemony and Hierarchy in Peru’s Late-Colonial Era

Authors

Taylor Cozzens, Brigham Young University
Dr. Jeffrey Shumway, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Peruvian obrajes, textile shops, hememong, hierarchy, Peru

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

Obrajes were textile shops in early Latin America. From the mid-1500s onward, Spanish colonists in Mexico and Peru established obrajes to produce fabrics for local societies. Labor for these shops was often coerced. My research focused on the Peruvian obrajes of the late-colonial era (roughly 1770 to 1820), wherein Andean communities were required to provide tributary laborers. I specifically looked at the changing relationship between the Andean workers and the Spanish elite.

Recommended Citation

Cozzens, Taylor and Shumway, Dr. Jeffrey (2015) "Obrajes, Andean Workers, and the Spanish Elite: Hegemony and Hierarchy in Peru’s Late-Colonial Era," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015: Iss. 1, Article 22.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/22