Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

When Columbus set sail from the port of Palos, he had no notion that he would discover a new continent, as his course and ambition were centred on the spices found in present-day India and the Moluccas. The American continent stood in his way, and this unforeseen event altered Spain’s political obje...

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Autor principal: Titiosky, Valeria Sara
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Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura 2025
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Mediciones
Limites
Ubicación
Surveyor
Measurements
Limits
Location
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spelling I48-R154-article-83442025-12-23T14:50:25Z Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata La Agrimensura en el Virreinato del Río de la Plata Titiosky, Valeria Sara Agrimensor Mediciones Limites Ubicación Surveyor Measurements Limits Location When Columbus set sail from the port of Palos, he had no notion that he would discover a new continent, as his course and ambition were centred on the spices found in present-day India and the Moluccas. The American continent stood in his way, and this unforeseen event altered Spain’s political objectives: pepper and nutmeg were soon replaced by gold. Thus, efforts shifted towards the discovery, conquest, and colonisation of a new world. From the earliest stages of colonisation in our lands, the establishment of settlements became a necessity. In rural areas, the need to work the land required its distribution among the first settlers, which in turn led to the surveying of vast tracts of territory. For this reason, the role of the surveyor has been pivotal since the outset of Spanish rule. Those initially tasked with such operations were not formally trained surveyors, but rather seafarers and military personnel who had arrived in the New World, and who, owing to their basic technical knowledge, were entrusted with carrying out those early surveying activities. From the beginning of the colonization of our lands, the formation of populated centers was necessary. In rural areas, the need to work the land required the distribution of those among the first settlers. And with it the need to measure large areas of the field. For this reason, the work of the Surveyor has been intense, since the beginning of Spanish rule. In the beginning, those in charge of carrying out this task were not titled Surveyors but the Sea Pilots and the Military who came to the New World, who were in charge of executing those first Surveying operations, because they had basic related knowledge. Cuando Colón partió del puerto de Palos, ni siquiera suponía que descubriría un nuevo continente, pues su rumbo y su ambición estaba centrada en las especias que se daban en la actual India y en las islas Malucas. Se interpuso en su camino el continente americano, y este hecho cambio los objetivos políticos de España, y la pimienta y la nuez moscada fueron suplantadas por el oro; tuvieron que dedicarse a descubrir, conquistar y colonizar un nuevo mundo. Desde los inicios de la colonización de nuestras tierras, se hizo necesaria la formación de centros poblados. En el medio rural, la necesidad de trabajar la tierra requirió el reparto de aquellas entre los primeros pobladores y de allí, el tener que mensurar grandes extensiones de campo. Por ello, la labor del Agrimensor ha sido intensa, desde los inicios de la dominación española, donde los encargados de llevar adelante esta tarea no fueron Agrimensores titulados sino los Pilotos de mar y los Militares venidos al Nuevo Mundo, quienes fueron los encargados de ejecutar aquellas primeras operaciones, por tener conocimientos básicos relacionados. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura 2025-12-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/fce/article/view/8344 10.30972/fac.3528344 FACENA; Vol. 35 Núm. 2 (2025); 279-301 1851-507X 0325-4216 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/fce/article/view/8344/8617 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/fce/article/view/8344/8618 Derechos de autor 2025 Valeria Sara Titiosky http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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Titiosky, Valeria Sara
Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
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Limites
Ubicación
Surveyor
Measurements
Limits
Location
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title Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
title_short Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
title_full Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
title_fullStr Surveying in the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
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description When Columbus set sail from the port of Palos, he had no notion that he would discover a new continent, as his course and ambition were centred on the spices found in present-day India and the Moluccas. The American continent stood in his way, and this unforeseen event altered Spain’s political objectives: pepper and nutmeg were soon replaced by gold. Thus, efforts shifted towards the discovery, conquest, and colonisation of a new world. From the earliest stages of colonisation in our lands, the establishment of settlements became a necessity. In rural areas, the need to work the land required its distribution among the first settlers, which in turn led to the surveying of vast tracts of territory. For this reason, the role of the surveyor has been pivotal since the outset of Spanish rule. Those initially tasked with such operations were not formally trained surveyors, but rather seafarers and military personnel who had arrived in the New World, and who, owing to their basic technical knowledge, were entrusted with carrying out those early surveying activities. From the beginning of the colonization of our lands, the formation of populated centers was necessary. In rural areas, the need to work the land required the distribution of those among the first settlers. And with it the need to measure large areas of the field. For this reason, the work of the Surveyor has been intense, since the beginning of Spanish rule. In the beginning, those in charge of carrying out this task were not titled Surveyors but the Sea Pilots and the Military who came to the New World, who were in charge of executing those first Surveying operations, because they had basic related knowledge.
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