Articulo
Vices Are Not What They Used To Be : The Archaeological Importance of the Term "Vices" in Argentinean Historical Military Documents of the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century
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issn:1092-7697
issn:1573-7748
Autor
Landa, Carlos Gilberto
Spota, Julio César Augusto
Martínez, Amelia
Montanari, Emanuel
Institución
Resumen
This article characterizes the sense and use of the word vicios (vices) in historical documents in nineteenth-century Argentina. The term was frequently used among soldiers, indigenous people, and criollos who occupied the border. The “vices” consisted of a range of highly appreciated edible goods (including tobacco, yerba mate [Ilex paraguariensis], and sugar). Documentary sources do not agree what products fall under the term vicios. We propose some archaeological expectations with regard to each of these products. Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales