caciquism

(kəˈsiːkˌɪzəm)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in Spanish America) government by local political bosses

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caciquism

the domination of areas in Spanish and Latin America by local political bosses. Also caciquismo.

See also: Government

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Thanks to the broad economic, disciplinary and evangelization processes implemented since the 16th century in the ancient empires and caciquisms of the New Kingdom, a new process of collective subjectivation is established and the secondary narcissism acquires a phylogenetic strength through the processes of identification of the indigenous and mestizo population.

Regimes of cannibality: a peripheral perspective on war, colonization and culture

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