This research adopts an interdisciplinary approach to analyse the consolidation of a dominant core in Guayaquil between 1890 and 1930. The study examines how social actors who benefited from the Ecuadorian cocoa boom strategically articulated economic, social and symbolic capital. This approach addresses the configuration of a social space with specific dynamics and patterns of domination reflected in cultural practices and family networks, which had a decisive impact on economic and political interactions at regional and national levels.
