Consequences of colonial domination on the diet of the reduced natives in Santiago del Baradero during the XVII century (Baradero, province of Buenos Aires)
During the late pre-Hispanic period, the Middle and Lower Parana region was characterized by the coexistence of different groups with economic strategies based on hunting, gathering, fishing, and horticulture. After the Spanish colonization, the installation of reductions destructured the lifestyle...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/41348 |
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| Sumario: | During the late pre-Hispanic period, the Middle and Lower Parana region was characterized by the coexistence of different groups with economic strategies based on hunting, gathering, fishing, and horticulture. After the Spanish colonization, the installation of reductions destructured the lifestyle of native populations and in particular of those individuals who were incorporated to sustain such institutions. Food consumption was not immune to these changes, as evidenced by documentary sources. This paper examines the diet of individuals who lived in the Santiago del Baradero reduction (Buenos Aires province) through the analysis of carbon and nitrogen (δ13C, δ15N) stable isotopes and the comparison with the information obtained by other researchers for pre-Hispanic times. Based on this, isotopic measurements were made on the foods that could have been consumed in the reduction, according to the information contained in the documents of the Archivo General de Indias. The results indicate a greater dependence on foods characterized by a C4 photosynthetic pattern, similar to that of the pre-Hispanic horticulture groups, and a lower consumption of proteins towards the last years of their lives in some individuals. |
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