Urban Development and Female Convent Fundations in the Audiencia of Santa Fe and the Governement of Popayán (1575-1651) ; Desarrollo urbano y fundaciones conventuales femeninas en la Audiencia de Santa Fe y la Gobernación de Popayán (1575-1651) ; Développement urbain et fondations de couvents de femmes dans l’Audiencia de Santa Fe et le bureau du gouverneur de Popayán (1575-1651)

Between 1575 and 1651, 13 convents were founded in a large part of what is now the territory of the Republic of Colombia. In this article, we analyse the links between these convents and the social and economic environment in which they arose. We aim to study how these institutions functioned as true sounding boards and alternatives to the needs of the social whole, which promoted them in a clear interaction of ideological, social, and economic factors. This perspective attempts to be global and will, therefore, require an examination of regional contexts and their productive possibilities, capable of sustaining religious communities according to the regulations from the Council of Trent. This article approaches a broad historiographical base for a better contextualization of the documentary sources that reveal the beginnings of the convents. The varied bibliography and documents will support a deep and accurate analysis of the social links that the female religious institutions created between the 16th and 17th centuries, and the settlement processes linked to the emergence of female convents and their presence in the Castilianisation of the urban areas of the Audiencia of Santa Fe and the Government of Popayán. ; Entre 1575 y 1651 se fundaron 13 conventos de monjas en gran parte de lo que hoy es el territorio de la República de Colombia. En el siguiente artículo nos proponemos analizar los vínculos entre dichos conventos y el medio social y económico donde surgieron. Pretendemos estudiar la manera en que estas instituciones funcionaban como verdaderas cajas de resonancias y alternativa a las necesidades del conjunto social, que las promovía en una clara interacción de factores ideológicos, sociales y económicos. Esta perspectiva pretende ser global, por lo tanto, exigirá mirar contextos regionales y sus posibilidades productivas capaces de sostener a las comunidades religiosas de acuerdo a las normativas procedentes del Concilio de Trento. El presente artículo aborda una amplia base historiográfica para una ...