[Gendergap] No sources - argh!!

[Andreas K.]

Hi Erin,

There is a mention of a law ("Ley disponiendo que la Villa de Urubamba se
denomine Benemérita Ciudad de Urubamba") enacted on 9 November 1839 here:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pi9FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA391&dq=urubamba+%229+de+noviembre%22+OR+%229+november%22&hl=en&ei=qounTvuGK4Ku8gOukLmvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=urubamba%20%229%20de%20noviembre%22%20OR%20%229%20november%22&f=false

There is a little more about the reason for the more distinguished title
here (third page spread, under the heading Benemérita / Fuera Santa Cruz):

http://issuu.com/educayturismo/docs/educa_y_turismo

It's not much, but better than nothing. :)

Andreas

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Erin O'Rourke <orourke.e at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm currently living in Urubamba, Peru I want to improve the article on the
> town. Unfortunately I'm not sure where to start given so little is published
> about it. My efforts to find history I could source has come up with little
> to nothing, but given I'm living here I now know the official founding date
> of the town is November 9th and is considered a holiday. That's just one
> example of the many things I'm finding out that one would never find
> published. I'm thinking not but I figured I'd ask anyway - does Wikipedia
> make any provision for local or unsourced knowledge?
>
> Also, I think the question is relevant and interesting to this list if only
> in terms of what kind of information is privileged as important enough to
> get published - there is much in the way of critiquing knowledge regarded as
> official due to its published status while minority, indigenous and womens'
> voices go unheard due to power structures that result in erasure.
>
> Any feedback would be much appreciated!
>
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> Erin O'Rourke
> http://erin-orourke.com
>
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