Caciquismo and Coronelismo: contextual dimensions of patron brokerage in México and Brazil

L Roniger - Latin American Research Review, 1987 - cambridge.org
Latin American Research Review, 1987cambridge.org
The Latin American middlemen known as caciques in Mexico and coronéis in Brazil are one
of the most widespread sociopolitical features of Mexico and Brazil in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. The pervasive institutional arrangements established by such political
entrepreneurs at local and regional levels, within the framework of the most “center-
dominant” polities of Latin America, are well documented in the literature. In this case,
pervasiveness does not imply mere continuity. As changes in structure, meanings, and …
The Latin American middlemen known as caciques in Mexico and coronéis in Brazil are one of the most widespread sociopolitical features of Mexico and Brazil in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The pervasive institutional arrangements established by such political entrepreneurs at local and regional levels, within the framework of the most “center-dominant” polities of Latin America, are well documented in the literature. In this case, pervasiveness does not imply mere continuity. As changes in structure, meanings, and significance have occurred with the passing of time, the phenomena termed caciquismo and coronelismo have undergone social and semantic transformation. It would therefore be useful to begin by reviewing these historical metamorphoses.
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