%0 Journal Article %T B¨²SQUEDA DE NUEVAS RUTAS COMERCIALES: SOL¨®N WILCHES Y LAS REDES DE PODER EN GARC¨ªA ROVIRA, SEGUNDA MITAD DEL SIGLO XIX %A Carre£¿o Tarazona %A Clara In¨¦s %J Historia Cr¨ªtica %D 2012 %I Universidad de los Andes %X this article presents a project formulated by the president of the sovereign state of santander, solon wilches, to open new trade routes in order to create and maintain a network of power in the department of garc¨ªa rovira. first, the text highlights the political activity of general wilches to help his region; second, the commercial activities which surrounded his network of friends and family. finally, the text answers the question of how associations worked around a main character in order to complete commercial transactions in a specific region. %K trade routes %K political power %K family %K investment %K entrepreneurs %K santander. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-16172012000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en