Abstract
Congregation, in its three modes of population concentration, municipalization and hierarchization of settlements, was a mechanism of spatial reorganization which distributed individuals and groups to different places and functions, and constituted the prerequisite step for the instituting of Latin American colonial subjection processes. Michel Foucault has stated that the application of capitalist disciplinary technologies began in Europe at the dawn of the seventeenth century; however, these technologies actually first appeared in late fifteenth and early sixteenth century America with the spatial redistribution of populations undertaken by the Spaniards after each regional conquest.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
