¿MINERÍAS Y MINEROS NO-HEGEMÓNICOS? UNA REFLEXIÓN DESDE EL ESTUDIO DE LA MINERÍA DEL TUCUMÁN COLONIAL (ACTUAL NORESTE ARGENTINO).

Since the formation of the Research Group for the Study of Mining in Northwest Argentina (GEMINOA) a decade ago, we have been carrying out an interdisciplinary research that aims to address the mining activities developed in this region in the long-term. This paper synthesizes and expands our original depiction of colonial mining in the region, focusing on the jurisdictions of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, and La Rioja during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. With this aim in mind, it combines historical sources and archaeological data (from our own work or specialized literature). Moreover, it reflects on the concepts of hegemonic and non-hegemonic mining, considering the variables that defined them and their suitability for characterizing the colonial mining developed in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]