Las encrucijadas interdisciplinarias y los archivos del colonialismo de la costa patagónica

Abstract

In the context of the colonial settlement of the Patagonian coast, the purpose of this article is to present some reflections on the enclaves of Península Valdés (Chubut Province): Fuerte San José and Puesto de la Fuente, that were founded in 1779in order to reaffirm the Spanish presence in the area, maintaining a military guard until 1810, when they were destroyed in a confrontation with indigenous groups. From an interdisciplinary approach, this article proposes to review four intertwined dimensions: the colonial archive, the actual information recorded in documentary -written and cartographic records-, the archaeological and historical heritage. The tensions found between each corpus have allowed not only to learn more about the marginal colonial settlements but also, to discuss the (dis)organizations of the colonial archives, the performativity of historical narratives in the hegemonic discourses of the state and their heritage materialization. Keywords: Colonialism-Patagonia-Archives-Heritage