Keywords
postal service
parcels
New Kingdom of Granada
18th and 19th centuries
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Abstract
Driven by the Bourbon Dynasty, Spain tried
to strengthen the state apparatus and widen
the scope of its functions in its American
domains. One of the results this had was the
decision of the Crown to assume the management
and control of the mail system, which
brought substantial improvements in the expansion
of the routes and reduction of the
travel time, but some flaws and issues were still
evident. This work attempts to examine the
obstacles that hindered the proper operation
of the postal service in the framework of the
reforms implemented halfway the 18th century
by Commissioner Joseph Antonio de Pando,
namely: fraud, delays, violations; interceptions;
and loss of letters and parcels. These obstacles
led to a loss of prestige for the sector, and were
an additional sign of the weakening and crisis
of the colonial politic – administrative regime.
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