Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)

At the end of the 19th century, the Argentine State campaigned across the Chaco region to extend its territory. Earlier, European and American immigrants had colonized the northeast area of present-day Santa Fe Province and raided against Mocoví people, already settled there. Although these campaign...

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spelling I28-R145-8218_oai2025-11-17 Green, Aldo Gastón 2020-11-01 At the end of the 19th century, the Argentine State campaigned across the Chaco region to extend its territory. Earlier, European and American immigrants had colonized the northeast area of present-day Santa Fe Province and raided against Mocoví people, already settled there. Although these campaignstook place particularly throughout the decade of 1870 they continued at least until 1890. This article analyzes and discusses their characteristics and purposes in detail. After examining the reports of the colonists involved in many of the incursions and comparing them with complementary documents of thetime, it is claimed that these campaigns sought displacement and annihilation of the indigenous people. Moreover, this work contributes to the study of Mocoví society, economy, and culture during the second half of the 19th century. A fines del siglo XIX, se produjo la expansión territorial del Estado argentino en la región chaqueña. En el noreste de la actual provincia de Santa Fe esta fue precedida por la colonización efectuada por inmigrantes europeos y norteamericanos que emprendieron expediciones armadas contra los indígenas mocovíes de la zona. Aunque estas campañas se realizaron especialmente en la década de 1870 se prolongaron al menos hasta 1890. En este artículo se analizan y discuten en profundidad las características y la finalidad de las mismas. En base al examen de informes elevados por colonos, debidamente confrontados y complementados con otra documentación de la época, se sostiene que dichas expediciones no solo buscaban desplazar a los indígenas de sus tierras sino exterminarlos. El trabajo presenta además un aporte para el estudio de la sociedad, la economía y la cultura de los mocovíes de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. No final do século XIX, o Estado argentino expandiu seu território na região do Chaco. No nordeste da atual província de Santa Fé, essa expansão foi precedida pela colonização por imigrantes europeus e norte-americanos que empreenderam expedições armadas contra os indígenas Mocoví da região. Embora essas campanhas tenham sido realizadas principalmente na década de 1870, elas continuaram pelo menos até 1890. Este artigo analisa e discute suas características e propósitos em profundidade. Com base no exame de relatórios apresentados por colonos, devidamente comparados e complementados com outra documentação do período, argumenta-se que essas expedições não buscavam apenas expulsar os indígenas de suas terras, mas também exterminá-los. Este trabalho também contribui para o estudo da sociedade, economia e cultura do povo Mocoví na segunda metade do século XIX. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/8218 10.34096/mace.v28i2.8218 spa Sección Etnohistoria, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. FFyL, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/8218/8131 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/8218/9280 Derechos de autor 2020 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2020); 144-163 Memoria Americana. Cuadernos de Etnohistoria; Vol. 28 Núm. 2 (2020); 144-163 1851-3751 0327-5752 Indigenous people interethnic relationships colonization Chaco border indígenas relaciones interétnicas colonización frontera chaqueña indígena relações interétnicas colonização fronteira do Chaco Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890) Despojo territorial y campañas de exterminio indígena en el noreste santafecino (1866-1890) Desapropriação territorial e campanhas de extermínio indígena no nordeste de Santa Fé (1866-1890) 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=8218_oai
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topic Indigenous people
interethnic relationships
colonization
Chaco border
indígenas
relaciones interétnicas
colonización
frontera chaqueña
indígena
relações interétnicas
colonização
fronteira do Chaco
spellingShingle Indigenous people
interethnic relationships
colonization
Chaco border
indígenas
relaciones interétnicas
colonización
frontera chaqueña
indígena
relações interétnicas
colonização
fronteira do Chaco
Green, Aldo Gastón
Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
topic_facet Indigenous people
interethnic relationships
colonization
Chaco border
indígenas
relaciones interétnicas
colonización
frontera chaqueña
indígena
relações interétnicas
colonização
fronteira do Chaco
description At the end of the 19th century, the Argentine State campaigned across the Chaco region to extend its territory. Earlier, European and American immigrants had colonized the northeast area of present-day Santa Fe Province and raided against Mocoví people, already settled there. Although these campaignstook place particularly throughout the decade of 1870 they continued at least until 1890. This article analyzes and discusses their characteristics and purposes in detail. After examining the reports of the colonists involved in many of the incursions and comparing them with complementary documents of thetime, it is claimed that these campaigns sought displacement and annihilation of the indigenous people. Moreover, this work contributes to the study of Mocoví society, economy, and culture during the second half of the 19th century.
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title Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
title_short Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
title_full Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
title_fullStr Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
title_full_unstemmed Territorial dispossession and indigenous extermination campaigns in the Northeast of Santa Fe Province (1866-1890)
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