A report on Conquest of the Desert
Argentine military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s with the intention of establishing dominance over the Patagonian Desert, inhabited primarily by indigenous peoples.
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Patagonia
9 linksPatagonia refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
Patagonia refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
As in the case of Calfucura, many other bands of Mapuches got involved in the internal conflicts of Argentina until Conquest of the Desert.
Mapuche
5 linksThe Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of present-day south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of present-day Patagonia.
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of present-day south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of present-day Patagonia.
But Mapuche society in Araucanía and Patagonia remained independent until the late nineteenth century, when Chile occupied Araucanía and Argentina conquered Puelmapu.
Argentina
8 linksCountry in the southern half of South America.
Country in the southern half of South America.
Between 1878 and 1884 the so-called Conquest of the Desert occurred, with the purpose of giving by means of the constant confrontations between natives and Criollos in the border, and the appropriation of the indigenous territories, tripling the Argentine territory.
Occupation of Araucanía
2 linksSeries of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Chilean national territory.
Series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Chilean national territory.
The conflict was concurrent with Argentine campaigns against the Mapuche (1878–1885) and Chile's wars with Spain (1865–1866) and with Peru and Bolivia (1879–1883).
Julio Argentino Roca
1 linksArmy general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904.
Army general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904.
Roca is the most important representative of the Generation of '80 and is known for directing the Conquest of the Desert, a series of military campaigns against the indigenous peoples of Patagonia sometimes considered a genocide.
Nicolás Avellaneda
3 linksArgentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880.
Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880.
The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.
Patagonian Desert
1 linksLargest desert in Argentina and is the 8th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 673,000 square kilometers .
Largest desert in Argentina and is the 8th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 673,000 square kilometers .
Inhabited by hunter-gatherers since Pre-Hispanic times, the desert faced migration in the 19th century of Argentines, Welsh, and other European peoples, transforming it from a conflictive borderland zone to an integral part of Argentina, with cattle, sheep and horse husbandry being the primary land uses.
Indigenous peoples in Argentina
1 linksArgentina has 35 indigenous groups (often referred to as Argentine Amerindians or Native Argentines) according to the Complementary Survey of the Indigenous Peoples of 2004, the Argentine government's first attempt in nearly 100 years to recognize and classify the population according to ethnicity.
Argentina has 35 indigenous groups (often referred to as Argentine Amerindians or Native Argentines) according to the Complementary Survey of the Indigenous Peoples of 2004, the Argentine government's first attempt in nearly 100 years to recognize and classify the population according to ethnicity.
This led to the Conquest of the Desert in the 1870s, which resulted in over 1,300 indigenous dead.
Neuquén Province
4 linksProvince of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia.
Province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia.
In 1879 Julio Argentino Roca started the Conquest of the Desert (Conquista del Desierto) that finally broke the aboriginal resistance.
Río Negro (Argentina)
3 linksMost important river of the Argentine province of Río Negro, and Patagonia in relation to its flow rate.
Most important river of the Argentine province of Río Negro, and Patagonia in relation to its flow rate.
The river served as natural demarcation between "civilization" and the aboriginal territories during the Conquest of the Desert of late 19th century.