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VILLAR, Fernando. Tucumán and the technological revolution: The case of Lastenia sugar mill at the end of the 19th century. Andes [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.2, pp.00-00. ISSN 1668-8090.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the Province of Tucumán underwent a series of structural changes that turned it into one of the most important industrial centres in the country. One of the most paradigmatic references of the process was the arrival of the railroad in 1876 and the consequent general modernization of the sugar mills, which from then on were equipped with the most advanced technologies of the time. In this paper, we analyse a series of technological changes experienced by the province's sugar industry after 1876, taking as a reference the Lastenia sugar mill. Based on the analysis of different aspects characteristic of this stage in Lastenia and other productive units, we propose that, after the arrival of the railway, Tucumán was the protagonist of a Technological Revolution. This process meant the beginning of a new phase for the development of capitalism in the province and brought with it a cycle of transformations that are still felt in the 21st century.

Palabras clave : Industrial Archaeology; Sugar Industry; Technological Revolution; Argentine Northwest; Tucumán.

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