Names and ethnic labels in the Pampa region, during the second half of the 17th Century

Los pueblos originarios que habitaban la región pampeana de la actual Argentina durante la colonia fueron descritos por religiosos, funcionarios de la corona española, vecinos y encomenderos, entre otros. En base a sus propias cosmovisiones e intereses, esos agentes coloniales registraron diversos aspectos de los grupos indígenas que habitaron entre el sur de la ciudad de Córdoba y las cercanías de Buenos Aires en las últimas décadas del siglo XVII. En este trabajo nos centramos en los territorios habitados por los grupos indígenas y en los desplazamientos -voluntarios y forzados- por ellos realizados con el objetivo de analizar a qué caciques y grupos hacen referencias los rótulos de “pampas” y “serranos”.The indigenous population that lived in the pampa region, current Argentine Republic, was described by religious representatives, colonial government officials, neighbors, encomenderos and others. Based on their own worldview and interests, they recorded different aspects of the indigenous groups living in the area located between south of Córdoba and Buenos Aires city during the late 17th Century. In this paper we focus on the territory in which the indigenous groups lived and their displacements -voluntary and forcedaiming to analyze which chiefs and groups are referred to with the ethnic labels “pampas” and “serranos”