Beyond illegal, illicit, or contraband. Mapping the social life and impacts of Asian marginalia commodities in the viceroyalty of Peru throughout the eighteenth century (1700-1785). KU Leuven
This research project will explore the illegal and informal flow of Asia commodities into the viceroyalty of Peru throughout the 18th century, with particular emphasis on neglected products due to their marginal roles such as medicines, plants, spices, religious paraphernalia; and daily life items. Via qualitative and quantitative inquiry in Spanish and Latin American historical archives, I seek to shed light on the illicit trade networks in ...