Viajeros de la avanzada del capitalismo. La visión de Gaspard Théodore Mollien sobre la política de la Nueva Granada en la post - independencia

Abstract

The literature of travelers dedicated to the new republics of South America at the beginning of the 19th Century was devoted, in large part, to the description of the natural and human resources. Among these descriptions, it is undeniable that the authors also examined the political issues of the ancient Spanish colonies. The present article is centered – with general considerations- to the analysis of the controversial Gaspar Theodore Mollien, a French traveler who engaged his writings on the political state of the Nueva Granada in 1823.