jun 1, 1860 - (Post 1960s) The entry of **British textiles**, especially of cotton goods, into Ecuador further undermined the local textile economy in the nineteenth century. Whereas poor transportation and communications between regions had provided natural protection for locally produced goods early in the century, this protection began to decrease as communications were improved after the 1860s. The result would be a crisis in artisanpeasant production in the northcentral highlands.
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jun 1, 1860
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~ 166 years ago