Vigilando el caos : la Jefatura Política y de Policía en Colonia y la construcción estatal (Uruguay, 1860-1909) / Sebastián Rivero Scirgalea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rivero Scirgalea, Sebastián, 1978- author.

Series:

Historia y Antropología Latinoamericanas

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay)--History--19th century.

Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay).

Police--Uruguay--History.

Police.

Police--Political aspects--Uruguay.

Physical Description:

269 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rosario [Argentina] : Prohistoria Ediciones, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines the role of the Political and Police Headquarters in the department of Colonia, Uruguay, as a central institution in the processes of state formation between 1860 and 1909. Drawing on local archives and a microhistorical perspective, it explores how police structures intertwined with the army, political power, and daily life in the countryside, shaping the exercise of authority, discipline, and social control. The study highlights the tensions between order and conflict, the material conditions of police personnel, the practices of surveillance and punishment, and the ways in which these dynamics contributed to the consolidation of state power at the regional level.

Contents:

1. Introducción

2. Uruguay: Estado, ejército y la policía

3. El departamento de Colonia

4. El personal de policía y su situación material

5. Trayectoria de la Jefatura

6. Cometidos. El accionar policial

7. Delitos y castigos

8. Conclusiones

Apéndice

Fuentes

Bibliografía.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269).

ISBN:

9789878091495

OCLC:

1543153290