The Traces of Conflict in Administrative Documents: The Clandestine Detention Center of the ESIM in Mar del Plata
The development of the illegal repressive process during Argentina’s last dictatorship in 1976, centered on the clandestinization of the State’s actions and power over life and death, left countless “marks” on various bureaucratic documents. Focusing on the case of the Clandestine Detention Center (...
Guardado en:
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| Publicado: |
Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
2026
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/16973 |
| Aporte de: |
| Sumario: | The development of the illegal repressive process during Argentina’s last dictatorship in 1976, centered on the clandestinization of the State’s actions and power over life and death, left countless “marks” on various bureaucratic documents. Focusing on the case of the Clandestine Detention Center (CCD) that operated within the School for Non-Commissioned Officers of the Marine Infantry (ESIM) in the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, this article analyzes these marks in an administrative file seemingly unrelated to repressive activities. Through a meticulous study of this document, we propose cross-referencing it with a series of oral and judicial testimonies, as well as diverse written sources, enabling an interpretation of the formation of the “students’ battalion” operating from the ESIM.Finally, the paper problematizes how this articulation, combined with public policies promoting the creation of “Spaces for Memory and the Promotion of Human Rights,” fosters a deeper understanding of clandestine repressive practices, which have been obscured by the decontextualization of the “written word.” |
|---|