the creation of neighborhood mayors and the issue, in 1775 and 1778, of the main documents controlling their functions, provide an opportunity to explore those which must have been the most remarkable characteristics of the outskirts of caracas by the late 18th century. as other produced by the town council and the governor of the province, such normative was aimed at regulating and controlling the population？s social behavior. in this article, serve to the analysis of the spatial and functional shaping of the city outskirts, also known as arrabales.
