In this text, the 1st Count of Gausa qualifies and corrects some of the ideas proposed by Joaquín de Itúrbide to protect the land routes from bandits. In contrast to the previous proposal, which sought to position troops in a localised manner, the new proposal sought to provide coverage throughout the territory, as well as greater freedom of action for the garrisons so that they could impose security. In a general context, the militarisation of public order as late as 1780 was the result of specific conditions. Since that decade, the insecurity of the land routes had become evident, especially as a result of the proliferation of bandits who caused widespread insecurity, which was reflected in public opinion. This banditry had been reinforced by other crimes such as tobacco smuggling due to the increase in the price of tobacco. This latter activity had multiplied in Extremadura and on the border with Gibraltar. The monarchy could not tolerate this, so proposals were made to solve both problems.

Collection: Texts

Chronology: XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/28504/1/RHM_22.pdf

Resource type: Historical source

Source: Leg. 4.246. Dictamen del Conde de Gausa sobre el plan de cobertura militar para el Camino de Andalucía presentado por D. Joaquín deItúrbide. Remitido a Floridablanca (sin fecha).

Language: Spanish

Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)

Identifier: Leg. 4.246. Dictamen del Conde de Gausa sobre el plan de cobertura militar para el Camino de Andalucía presentado por D. Joaquín deItúrbide. Remitido a Floridablanca (sin fecha).

Abstract: Fragment of text in which Miguel de Múzquiz y Goyeneche, 1st Count of Gausa, qualifies the ideas proposed by Itúrbide in relation to the fight against banditry and smuggling

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