Conflicto Económico en la Sociedad Colonial

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Conflicto entre criollos y peninsulares

El aumento de las tensiones entre los criollos, quienes deseaban un comercio libre para recuperar sus ganancias, y los peninsulares, quienes buscaban beneficiarse de políticas proteccionistas.

Proteccionismo mercantil

Las políticas que limitaban la competencia extranjera para proteger la producción local.

Mercado libre

La eliminación de barreras al comercio internacional, permitiendo una competencia libre entre países.

Criollos

Personas nacidas en América, pero de ascendencia española.

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Peninsulares

Personas nacidas en la península ibérica (España).

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Study Notes

The situation exacerbated tensions between Creoles, who demanded a free market to regain their profits, and Peninsulares, who sought to benefit from mercantilist protectionism.
Creoles sought a free market to increase their economic returns.
Peninsulares favored protectionist policies that benefited them financially.
The conflict stemmed from differing economic interests.
The contrasting desires of these groups highlight a clash between economic ideologies and self-interest.
The situation amplified the underlying divisions in colonial society.