The Puna as a political space. Indigenous representation, institutions and conflicts (Jujuy, 1820 decade) ; La Puna como espacio político. Representación indígena, instituciones y conflictos (Jujuy, década de 1820)

Focused on the context of the emergence of the provinces as new political entities in the River Plate space, starting in 1820, this article deals with the participation and representation of the population of the Puna de Jujuy in the emerging political communities. This region includes an indigenous territoriality that at that time continued the process of transformation from subjects of the Republic of Indians to citizens of a Nation. The central objective is to analyze the behavior of these "indigenous political subjects" in this context, seeking to answer the following basic questions: how did they intervene, with what meanings, limitations and scope. For this, we analyze the intervention of these subjects in a "jurisdictional" lawsuit for the appointment of the sub-delegate with the Jujuy council (1826-1828), and their participation in the 1826 elections. Based on official sources from the Historical Archives of Salta and Jujuy, the study reconstructs the institutional political functioning in which this political space is inserted and the practices deployed around the elections of representatives; and behaviors and discourses typical of agents of corporative tradition in the post-revolutionary public sphere of Independence are revealed. ; Centrado en el contexto de la emergencia de las provincias como nuevas entidades políticas en el espacio rioplatense, a partir de 1820, este artículo trata sobre la participación y representación de la población de la Puna de Jujuy en las comunidades políticas surgentes. Esta región comprende una territorialidad indígena que en ese momento prosiguió el proceso de transformación de súbditos de la República de Indios a ciudadanos de una Nación. El objetivo central es analizar el comportamiento de estos “sujetos políticos indígenas” en ese contexto y responder a las siguientes preguntas: cómo intervinieron, con qué significados, limitaciones y alcances. Para ello se analiza la intervención de estos sujetos en un pleito “jurisdiccional” por el nombramiento del subdelegado con ...