The Crises and Transformations of Invaded Societies

The La Plata Basin (1535–1650)

Bibliographic Data

ID23184948
AuthorsJuan Carlos Garavaglia (École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, corresponding author)
Year1999
Pages1-58
Publication date1999-10-28
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/chol9780521630764.002
OpenAlexW2502308493
ISBN9780521630764
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

This chapter concerns the early years of invasion in the southeastern part of South America, specifically the vast basin of the Río de la Plata. The Guaraní were part of the large group of peoples who spoke languages of the Tupí-Guaraní linguistic family, which, before the European invasion, stretched from Amazonia to the delta of the Río de la Plata. A traditional theme of studies of Paraguay, which led to a triumphalist historical literature of dubious value, is the alliance between the Spanish invaders and the Carios of Lambaré after a Spanish victory. Toward the end of 1555, Governor Martínez de Irala put aside political fictions about alliance and decided to share out the land, giving the first encomiendas to well-deserving colonists in Paraguay. The Society of Jesus established reducciones in Paraguay from 1610. Domination through personal service made it necessary for the encomenderos and/or their emissaries, administrators, stewards, strawbosses, to be present constantly in Indian villages.

Geography · Structural basin · Argentine historical studies · Geology · History · History and Politics in Latin America · Indigenous Cultures and History · Paleontology

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