摘要
This article studies the enlightened criticisms to missionary orders in Apolobamba forests, a piedmont zone in northern La Paz district (Bolivia) during the 18th century. These criticisms put on discussion the formal aspects and the sources of regional economic support, proposing a progressive liberty of indians reduced in missions, with the goal of increasing the market relations between Apolobamba and colonial towns, and simultaneously, the State taxes. Este art赤culo examina las cr赤ticas ilustradas al orden misional en las selvas de Apolobamba, una fracci車n de piedemonte al norte de La Paz (Bolivia) en el siglo XVIII. Esas cr赤ticas cuestionan los aspectos formales y las fuentes de sostenimiento econ車mico de la zona, proponiendo una progresiva libertad de los ind赤genas reducidos con el fin de aumentar las relaciones de mercado entre Apolobamba y las ciudades coloniales y en paralelo, el ingreso fiscal tributario.