Arab migration to Barranquilla: the case of Elias Muvdi
Abstract
This paper tries to reconstruct the commercial trajectory of the Palestinian immigrant Elias Muvdi Chajuan, arrived at Barranquilla at the beginning of XX century. We inquire in the notarial protocols of the Archivo Histórico del Atlántico to follow up his commercial records. This allows us to get closer to the businesses in which he got involved and understand the wide commercial network he wove. Like many Arab immigrants, he started his economic activity with the purchase and sale of merchandise, but other businesses such as real estate and money loans ended up consolidating as his most valuable assets. The family and his links with Palestine were important pieces of his commercial trajectory.
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