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Extranjeros en su propia tierra: La teoría de los quilmes chilenos (Tucumán, 1883-1918)
Articulo
Fecha:
2024Editorial y Lugar de Edición:
Universidad de TarapacáRevista:
Dialogo Andino (pp. 39-52) Universidad de TarapacáResumen
This article aims to analyze the foundations of the theory of the Chilean origin of the Quilmes Indians, in the incipient field of studies on “the Calchaquí”, from the 1880s until it fell into disuse and was even finally dismissed by its creator, Samuel Lafone Quevedo in the early twentieth century. These foundations are connected to three central concerns of the time: the search for a remarkable preHispanic civilization, which could anchor the legitimacy of the Nation in a long, American duration, beyond the colony; the parallel undermining of the indigenous peoples contemporary to the researchers; and the influence of the context of territorial disputes with Chile, which at that time had moments of great tension. Curiously, this theory, which seemed to have been forgotten, has recently reappeared in a context of tourist exploitation of the sacred city of the Quilmes. By investigating the origin of this narrative, this paper draws attention to the danger it entails, in a political context in which the attribution of a Chilean origin to some Argentine indigenous communities can be problematic for them.Palabras Clave
TEORIAS ANTROPOLOGICASLIMITES TERRITORIALESINDIOS QUILMESALOCTONIA