Cartografías y construcciones de espacios fronterizos en Norpatagonia (fines del siglo XIX)

Abstract

This article deals with the processual dimension of territoriality constructions in the space of Norpatagonia towards the end of the 19th century. Particularly, it analyzes different types of cartographies and narratives about space, in order to evaluate inter-ethnic relations and power dynamics in the so-called frontier. On the one hand, we construct significant cartographies for different subjects, collectives and agencies -state and private, and Mapuche and Tehuelche groups-; on the other hand, we examine how social relationships are inscribed in the processes of state territorialization in Norpatagonia. In this way, when inquiring about the constructions of space involved in travelers' chronicles, we analyze the “social life” of cartographies and stories of period space, that is, the ways in which they enter and leave different regimes of value and historicity. This is our way to discuss the construction of a new frontier idea under the hegemony of state territorialization.