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La población del territorio colombiano al momento de la Conquista: Una revisión crítica de estudios

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  • Javier Mejía

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Este trabajo estudia los estimativos de población del actual territorio de Colombia hacia 1500, en vísperas de la conquista espanola. Se presenta el estado actual de la cuestión y se analizan críticamente los métodos y fuentes empleados. Se concluye que no existe un consenso sobre el tamano de la población en esa época y mucho menos sobre los métodos empleados para estimarla. Se ofrecen argumentos para mostrar la importancia de avanzar en el campo y algunas vías para hacerlo, gracias a la disponibilidad de nuevos métodos y fuentes.

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  • Javier Mejía, 2015. "La población del territorio colombiano al momento de la Conquista: Una revisión crítica de estudios," Revista Economía y Región, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, vol. 9(2), pages 7-46, December.
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    1. Massimo Livi‐Bacci, 2006. "The Depopulation of Hispanic America after the Conquest," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 32(2), pages 199-232, June.
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    Keywords

    Colombia prehispánica; población; conquista española; siglo XVI;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N96 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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