La ruta a la Mar del Sur y la fundación de Ibarra, siglos XVII-XVIII

Abstract

The research analyzes the intent on the part of the colonial authorities in Quito to put in place a road project that connects the region north-center of the Sierra with the Pacific coast in the 17th century. To achieve this aim, the town of San Miguel de Ibarra was founded, a small urban center of connection that would impel the road project. The artide stresses the strategic location of the city, the participation of the town council, the economic aspirations of the regional elites, the participation of Pedro Vicente Maldonado and the difficulties and oppositions that impeded the realization of the project.