RT Journal Article
T1 Robert Owen’s quest for the ‘new moral world’ in a non-industrialized country
A1 López Castellano, Fernando
A1 Menudo Pachón, José Manuel
K1 Owenism
K1 Spain
K1 Socialism republicanism
K1 Utopianism education
K1 Co-operation
K1 Montesino, Pablo
K1 Sagra, Ramón de
AB This article examines how Robert Owen’s ideas, and the example of his New Lanark Mill, were understood and received in Spain in the nineteenth century. It follows recent historiographic trends in the history of early Spanish socialism to show that although Owen’s ideas could not have a decisive impact in a largely agricultural economy and society, his ideas did draw more significant attention that has been thought. The article examines how Owen’s ideas, like those of Fourier and Saint-Simon, were transmitted in Spain through different channels, in particular in education through the work of Pablo Montesino, and in the 1850s and 60s how they proved important to the creation of workers’ co-operatives in Valencia and Madrid. The article also explores how Owen’s ideas were important to the influential Spanish author Ramón de Sagra, and shows that the epistolary relationship between the two suggests that de Sagra might have been a more important voice for Owen’s ideas in Spain than has been appreciated.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24839
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24839
LA en
NO Castellano, F. L., & Menudo Pachón, J. M. (2021). Robert Owen’s quest for the ‘new moral world’in a non-industrialized country. History of European Ideas, 47(2), 359-373.
NO Departamento de Económía, Métodos Cuantativos e Historia Económica
DS RIO
RD May 6, 2026