Abstract

COMBES, Isabelle. In the shade of the Tobas. The Noctenes (Weenhayek) of San Antonio del Pilcomayo, 19th century. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2020, vol.13, n.3, pp.07-22. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n3.30365.

Abstract Based mainly on unpublished Franciscan sources, the paper reconstructs the history of the San Antonio mission among the “Noctenes” (present-day Weenhayek or Wichí) of the Pilcomayo in the Bolivian Chaco during the second half of the 19th century. The close ties of these Noctenes with the Toba and their recurrent “apathy” stand out in the regional literature, which is interpreted from the point of view of John Palmer’s studies on “Wichí goodwill”.

Keywords : Noctenes; Weenhayek; Bolivian Chaco; Franciscan Missions; Resistance.

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