Acercamiento metodológico al estudio del poder local: los ayuntamientos de Chiapas (México), siglo XIX

The article presents a methodological proposal for the analysis of local power in Latin America in the 19th century, particularly in Chiapas, Mexico. The study focuses on the ayuntamientos of ladinized indian village, those that most of their population was indian, but had a significant number of Ladin neighbors. This factor, along with the historical trajectory and context of the moment, characterized the development of local government in the region. The article points to some questions, outstanding topics and perspectives of analysis of this institution, taking into account, moreover, that the documentary information available is scarce. We will analyze some aspects that characterized the historical processes of Chiapas related to this institution: ethnic character of the people, consequences of the application of the postulates of the Constitution of Cadiz -- legal equality, citizenship -- forms of representation, character of the ayuntamientos.