Contribution of "cultural brokers" in shaping border landscapes of northern Patagonia, late eighteenth century

By late eighteen century the Spanish Crown sent expedition to recognize north Patagonia, a territory dominated by indigenous groups but also of strategic importance to the Hispanic-Creole population. River Plate Viceroyalty officials in charge of the above-mentioned explorations registered their imp...

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Autor principal: Enrique , Laura Aylén
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Publicado: Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA 2012
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spelling I28-R145-12173_oai2025-11-17 Enrique , Laura Aylén 2012-12-03 By late eighteen century the Spanish Crown sent expedition to recognize north Patagonia, a territory dominated by indigenous groups but also of strategic importance to the Hispanic-Creole population. River Plate Viceroyalty officials in charge of the above-mentioned explorations registered their impressions in travel diaries that are thoroughly analyzed in order to discover the ways this landscape of north Patagoniawas symbolically constructed. We think this mestizo landscape was the result of struggles maintained between Hispanic-Creoles and natives searching to convey meaning to the territory. Moreover, we state that in this context, the actors who served as interpreters developed a key role in the territorial configuration, given the ambiguity of their position as intermediaries of interethnic relations. intermediaries of interethnic relations. A fines del siglo XVIII la Corona española envió expedicionarios a reconocer el norte de la Patagonia, un territorio dominado por grupos indígenas pero de importancia estratégica para los hispanocriollos. Los funcionarios del Virreinato del Río de la Plata que llevaron a cabo dichas exploraciones registraron sus impresiones en diarios de viaje que analizamos con el objetivo de examinar los modos en que el paisajenorpatagónico fue construido simbólicamente. Consideramos que dicho paisaje se constituyó en base a las luchas desplegadas tanto por hispanocriollos como por indígenas buscando dar sentido al territorio. Sostenemos que, en este contexto, los personajes que se desempeñaban como intérpretes ejercían un rol fundamental en la configuración del territorio, dada la ambigüedad de su posición de intermediarios en lasrelaciones interétnicas. No final do século XVIII, a Coroa Espanhola enviou expedicionários para explorar o norte da Patagônia, um território dominado por grupos indígenas, mas de importância estratégica para os crioulos espanhóis. Os funcionários do Vice-Reino do Rio da Prata que realizaram essas explorações registraram suas impressões em diários de viagem, que analisamos com o objetivo de examinar as maneiras pelas quais a paisagem do norte da Patagônia foi simbolicamente construída. Acreditamos que essa paisagem foi formada com base nas lutas travadas tanto pelos crioulos espanhóis quanto pelos povos indígenas que buscavam dar significado ao território. Sustentamos que, nesse contexto, as figuras que serviram como intérpretes desempenharam um papel fundamental na conformação do território, dada a ambiguidade de sua posição como intermediários nas relações interétnicas. . como intermediários nas relações interétnicas. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/12173 10.34096/mace.v20i2.12173 spa Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/12173/10739 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol. 20 No. 2 (2012); 245-271 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (2012); 245-271 1851-3751 0327-5752 cultural brokers territorial configuration South border late colonial context intermediarios culturales conformación del paisaje frontera sur contexto tardocolonial intermediários culturais formação de paisagem fronteira sul contexto colonial tardio Contribution of "cultural brokers" in shaping border landscapes of northern Patagonia, late eighteenth century Aportes de los "intermediarios culturales" en la conformación de los paisajes fronterizos del norte de la Patagonia a fines del siglo XVIII Contribuições de “intermediários culturais” na formação das paisagens fronteiriças do norte da Patagônia no final do século XVIII info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=MA&d=12173_oai
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territorial configuration
South border
late colonial context
intermediarios culturales
conformación del paisaje
frontera sur
contexto tardocolonial
intermediários culturais
formação de paisagem
fronteira sul
contexto colonial tardio
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territorial configuration
South border
late colonial context
intermediarios culturales
conformación del paisaje
frontera sur
contexto tardocolonial
intermediários culturais
formação de paisagem
fronteira sul
contexto colonial tardio
Enrique , Laura Aylén
Contribution of "cultural brokers" in shaping border landscapes of northern Patagonia, late eighteenth century
topic_facet cultural brokers
territorial configuration
South border
late colonial context
intermediarios culturales
conformación del paisaje
frontera sur
contexto tardocolonial
intermediários culturais
formação de paisagem
fronteira sul
contexto colonial tardio
description By late eighteen century the Spanish Crown sent expedition to recognize north Patagonia, a territory dominated by indigenous groups but also of strategic importance to the Hispanic-Creole population. River Plate Viceroyalty officials in charge of the above-mentioned explorations registered their impressions in travel diaries that are thoroughly analyzed in order to discover the ways this landscape of north Patagoniawas symbolically constructed. We think this mestizo landscape was the result of struggles maintained between Hispanic-Creoles and natives searching to convey meaning to the territory. Moreover, we state that in this context, the actors who served as interpreters developed a key role in the territorial configuration, given the ambiguity of their position as intermediaries of interethnic relations. intermediaries of interethnic relations.
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title_fullStr Contribution of "cultural brokers" in shaping border landscapes of northern Patagonia, late eighteenth century
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