Widows and Orphans: Differential mortality in the central sector of the Puna of Jujuy at the end of the 18th century.
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https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v43i2.10732Keywords:
Casabindo; Cochinoca; Mortality; Population dynamics; 18th CenturyAbstract
Abstract
Based on two population registers of the late eighteenth century for Casabindo and Cochinoca, Puna de Jujuy, a detailed analysis of the family groups settled in each of them is carried out. Individuals and kinship groups from the 1778/79 Viceroyalty Census and the 1786 tributary census are taken into account. The results obtained reveal a large and stable population, reflected in an important percentage of individuals present in both registers and in a significant number of births. In contrast, the latter document shows a significant increase in widows, orphans, dependents and the absence of individuals corresponding to specific age groups. This situation could be hypothetically linked to the incidence of a plague, epidemic or other adverse circumstances that occurred during the period, causing a differential mortality pattern for which there is no documentary evidence.
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