Habitar y medir el territorio.Los vínculos con la tierra de colonos, ocupantes y guaraníes en Misiones

Abstract

This article analyses the interactions with respect to the land of indigenous people, colonists and landless peasants in the province of Misiones (northeastern Argentina). At the end of the 19th century, public and private extensions are measured in order to carry out plans of colonization. Indigenous groups and peasants who do not have access to the planned settlement develop alternative modes of appropriation of the environment, which we characterize here based on productive activities. We emphasize the existence of a close connection between State control and measurement of continuous surfaces for commercial agriculture. In this context, the Guarani territoriality is hard to fit within official actions. We offer a description that can historically fix the linkages and knowledge related to the land, based on the distinction between a dwelling perpective and the geometric measurement, as abstract form of control of the space.