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EL ANTIGUO TRAPICHE DE MASCARILLA, LA MEMORIA DE LA ESCLAVITUD Y EL PATRIMONIO MATERIAL AFROECUATORIANO

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Antón Sánchez, John·2019·Diálogo andino

Abstract

INPC) respecto de la importancia del antiguo Trapiche de Mascarilla como bien patrimonial material de los afrodescendientes del Ecuador.El objetivo del estudio fue contar con un basamento técnico-científico, con perspectiva antropológica y de arqueología histórica, que fundamente el proyecto de rehabilitación y salvaguardia de este bien patrimonial para la construcción futura de un museo de la memoria de la Diáspora africana de las Américas en Ecuador.

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The article argues that the ruined Trapiche de Mascarilla, an old sugar mill in Ecuador’s Chota Valley, is a material heritage site and a living place of memory of Afro-Ecuadorian slavery and resistance. Based on a 2012 INPC ethnographic and ethnohistorical study, it proposes safeguarding the site and creating a museum of the memory of the African diaspora.

Key findings

  • The trapiche is described as one of the few late-colonial buildings in the Valle del Chota made of cal y canto, with stone galleries; it is inventoried under Code BI-04-04-50-000-000002 and protected by the Cultural Heritage Law. The property has an approximate area of 2,000 m² and an estimated 315 m² of construction, including the old trapiche and the recent Centro Juvenil de Mascarilla; it belongs to a community women’s association (GAEN).
  • Historical context: Mascarilla is part of 52 communities descended from enslaved people introduced by the Jesuits from the 17th century. A 1780 estimate cited in the paper counts 2,615 slaves in the region, of whom 1,364 were assigned to heavy work in 1,037 cuadras of cane; slavery was legally abolished in 1852, followed by concertaje and huasipungo.
  • Oral histories link the trapiche to hacienda exploitation and peasant land struggle: the hacienda is described as about 350 hectares by Asael Acosta and about 370 hectares with 22 huasipungueros by Fabián Méndez Viscarra. In 1966 the government delivered the hacienda to 37 organized family groups, with approximately 3 hectares per family; testimonies cite wages of 60 sucres, 2.50 then 3.50 then 4.50 sucres, and 1.50 sucres.
  • The paper concludes that the trapiche is a “lugar de memoria” and memento for Afro-Ecuadorian identity. Community member Anita Lucía Lara of GAEN wants a museum with audiovisual aids and photographs of leaders such as “mamá Martha”; the author proposes historical archaeology of the Afro-Ecuadorian diaspora, citing Balanzátegui (2017) as having begun this work in Ecuador.

Methods

  • The study was commissioned by the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural (INPC) in 2012 as an ethnographic and ethnohistorical approximation of the Afro-Ecuadorian community of Mascarilla and the ruins of its cane trapiche. It used a qualitative anthropological approach privileging documentary information, oral memory, and ethnography, with observations and interviews with elders, youth, and women interested in preserving the site.
  • Fieldwork was located in Mascarilla, Cantón Mira, province of Carchi. The article draws on oral testimonies from named community members, including Asael Acosta, Ismael Padilla, Alonso Mina Colorado, Piedad María Socorro Espinoza Sánchez, María Angélica Arce, Aurora Georgina Acosta Navarro, Aucímaro Espinosa, Fabián Heriberto Méndez Viscarra, Willson Aureliano Vinueza, and Anita Lucía Lara.
  • Analysis is framed through dense description (Geertz) and oral history, and the article is presented as an adaptation of the conclusions of the 2012 INPC study. It also reviews literature on Afro-descendant heritage and historical archaeology and proposes a future historical-archaeology model for Afro-Ecuadorian sites.

Limitations

  • Stated in the paper: oral history reveals limits between the real event and the ways it is remembered, with controversies between narrative and event (Portelli 1991). The paper also states that historical archaeology has not yet fully addressed Afro-descendant material culture, and that in Ecuador this field has been begun by Balanzátegui (2017).
  • Evident from the text: the study relies on qualitative oral testimonies and documentary review rather than archaeological excavation of the trapiche itself; the construction date is uncertain (“al parecer, a mediados del siglo XIX”), and some figures conflict across testimonies (e.g., hacienda size of about 350 vs. about 370 hectares; varying wage figures).
  • Evident from the text: the article is an adaptation of conclusions from a 2012 INPC study, not a full technical report, and the museum/safeguarding proposal is prospective rather than evaluated.

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Crossref · 10.4067/s0719-26812019000100007

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    El antiguo trapiche de Mascarilla fue construido a mediados del siglo XIX.

    “las ruinas de su trapiche de Caña, construido, al parecer, a mediados del siglo XIX”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Las ruinas del antiguo Trapiche de Mascarilla constituyen un patrimonio material de la memoria histórica de la esclavización afroecuatoriana.

    “El Trapiche de Mascarilla como patrimonio de la memoria histórica de la esclavización”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Existen ruinas del antiguo Trapiche de Mascarilla.

    “acercarnos a las ruinas del Trapiche de Mascarilla desde un modelo interpretativo de la arqueología histórica aplicado a comunidades afrodescendientes.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Como ocurrió en toda la América Hispana con la abolición de la esclavitud, el sistema no se extinguió, más bien se modernizó y cambió de modalidad.

    “Como ocurrió en toda la América Hispana con la abolición de la esclavitud, el sistema no se extinguió, más bien se modernizó y cambió de modalidad.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Las historias orales aún mantienen su vigor en estos tiempos de modernidad.

    “Las historias orales aún mantienen su vigor en estos tiempos de modernidad.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    La oralidad es un instrumento que relata los sucesos de la vida cotidiana, con el fin de preservar la memoria y recrear la identidad.

    “La oralidad es un instrumento que relata los sucesos de la vida cotidiana, con el fin de preservar la memoria y recrear la identidad.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    La comunidad de Mascarilla desciende de esclavizados africanos.

    “comunidad descendiente de esclavizados africanos”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    La revitalización de la identidad afrodescendiente en Ecuador puede lograrse mediante la recuperación de la memoria colectiva y la salvaguardia del patrimonio material.

    “cuyo objetivo sería la recuperación de la memoria colectiva como parte estratégica de la revitalización de la identidad afrodescendiente en el Ecuador.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    El tema de la inclusión cultural es uno de los puntos estratégicos de la agenda política afrodescendiente.

    “Precisamente, el tema de la inclusión cultural es uno de los puntos estratégicos de la agenda política afrodescendiente”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    En Ecuador existe una presencia significativa de comunidades afrodescendientes en las provincias de Esmeraldas, Imbabura y Carchi.

    “lugares donde se tiene una presencia significativa de estas comunidades”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    La pérdida de la memoria implica la pérdida de la conciencia de ser.

    “La pérdida de la memoria implica la pérdida de la conciencia de ser”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    El antiguo trapiche de Mascarilla conserva una memoria colectiva e histórica afrodescendiente recuperable.

    “la recuperación de la memoria colectiva e histórica del trapiche”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    La identidad afrodescendiente del Ecuador necesita revitalización.

    “revitalización de la identidad afrodescendiente del Ecuador”
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Citations

Cites

Research works printed but not linked: 8

  1. Antón, John y L. Tuaza 2014 "La Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial Afrodescendiente: Ecuador". En La Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial Afrodescendiente. Vol. 2, editado por CRIESPAL, UNESCO Y CONACULTURA, pp. 88-128.
  2. Criespal, UNESCO, CONACULTURA México D.F. Antón, Sánchez, Jhon 2010 "Territorios ancestrales afroecuatorianos". En: González Miguel y otros (edi). Autonomía a Debate: Autonomía indígena y estado plurinacional en América Latina. Flacso- GTZ. Quito, pp. 219-259.
  3. Arcila, Graciliano 1955 "Anotaciones sobre la ubicación de Santa María la Antigua del Darien". En Boletín del Instituto de Antropología. 1 (3): 257-287. Bogotá.
  4. Herskovits, Merville 1958 (1941) The Myth of the Negro Past. Beacon Press, Boston.
  5. Ibarra, Hernán 1988 "Concertaje, jornalero y haciendas (1850-1920)". En: Escobar Santiago (coordinador). Población, Migración y empleo en el Ecuador. Quito. Ildis, pp. 103-147.
  6. Portelli, Alessandro 1981 "El Tiempo de mi vida: las funciones del tiempo en la historia oral". En International Journal of Oral History. Vol. 2 Número 3 noviembre de 1981, pp. 162-180. Traducción de Victoria Schussheim. Portelli, Alessandro 1991 The Death of Luiggi Trastulli: Memory and the Evenst. In the Death of Luiggi Trastulli and the Other Stories. Form and Meaning in Oral History. State University of Wisconsin Press. New York.
  7. Rivas, P. y Altez, Y. 2015 "Avances en Arqueología Afrovenezolana: el proyec- to antropología de la parroquia Caruao". En Revista de Arqueología Pública, 9, pp. 36-59.
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Metadata

Authors
Antón Sánchez, J.
Venue
Diálogo andino
Published
2019-03
Issue
58
Pages
7-22
ISSN
  • 0716-2278 (ISSN-L)
  • 0719-2681
OpenAlex
W2947973352
Cited by
7
References
3
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2
FWCI
7.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Diálogo andino (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural Identity and Heritage
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Keywords
tangible cultural heritage, memory of slavery, African diaspora, heritage rehabilitation, Afro-descendants, historical archaeology, anthropology of heritage

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