Abstract

SANCHEZ SALCEDO, José Fernando. The Spatial Configuration of The Middle and High Classes in Cali: The Case of the Urbanization Miraflores (1947-1950). Territ. [online]. 2018, n.38, pp.67-93. ISSN 0123-8418.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/territorios/a.5398.

This article has the purpose to study the process of reconfiguration partner space which took place in the city of Cali during the first half of the twentieth century, the result of the socio-economic transformations that characterized the region and which resulted in a significant growth of the population and the consequent demand for urban housing. Specifically focuses on show, the early years of the process of urbanization of the Miraflores neighborhood, from a methodological strategy that combines the analysis of documentary sources as scriptures, photos and maps and oral history, collected by interviewing some of the residents of the neighborhood. The work shows the segmentation process that the city experiences in urban matters from the zoning of residential sectors to differentiated strata, as well as some characteristics of its inhabitants, among which are merchants, executive employees of companies and industries of the time and some foreigners.

Keywords : Urban History; Spatial Configuration; Social Classes; District.

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