Social Rights and Economic Conditions of the Indigenous Communities in Colombia: from Independence to the Republic

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the development of social rights and economic conditions of the indigenous population in Colombia during the transition from the old Spanish regime to the Independence period and the first years of republican life. This study will address three momentous issues in the life of these native communities: the dismantling of reservations, the fight for exemption from payment of tribute and the claiming of rights and social guarantees