Geographies of exile: afro and working-class neighborhoods of Cartagena de Indias, 1844-1885

Abstract

The text studies the historical conditions regarding the establishment of geographies of exile in the Sovereign State of Bolívar in the second half of the 19th century, which resulted in the uprooting of the peasant communities, establishing the first Afro and working-class neighborhoods outside the city walls of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). Such geographies must be taken into account in contemporary urban planning in order to foster historical restoration and achieve the critical defeat of racism that obstinately perpetuates contemporary urban planning.