Abstract

BERARDI, Pedro. “BuildingthePolice”,makingtheterritory: Thepolicereforms in a new provincial order: Buenos Aires, 1878-1880. Rev. hist. derecho [online]. 2019, n.58, pp.1-20. ISSN 1853-1784.

Thearticlecontributestotheknowledgeof Buenos Aires provincepoliceforcebuildingprocess, considering a cycleofreformsdeveloped at theendofthe 19th century. Westudyhowaninstitutionthatwillconcentratepolicefunctions, untilthendeployed in other state'sspheres such as peacejustice, wasconstructed. Wefocuson a perspectiveunconsideredbyhistoriography: the central functionthatthesebodiesacquiredfortheproductionoftheterritory. First, westudythereformof 1878 thatstipulatedtheorganizationofthe Rural Commissariats in a decentralizedoperationsdesign, toact in thecampaign. In second place, we examine thelegislative debates after Buenos Aires' federalization in 1880 to reorganizetheservice -whichbycontrast, defined a centralizeddesignstructuredaroundthe Central Police.

Keywords : Police force; Territory; Reforms.

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