Information about the lowlands of Paltas or toward a historiographic reconstruction of the Loja province

  • Mateo Guayasamin Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
  • Ángel Dario Jiménez Gaona Universidad de las Artes
Keywords: Loja - chroniclers - history - prehispanic - culture.

Abstract

History requires figurative narrative and historical discourse as a way of representing the past. In the case of Loja, its history was written under the thorough observation of chroniclers who in the XVI century collected information about diverse human settlements and some of their cultural components. This article is a compilation of the historical discourse focused on this territory, based on the chroniclers’ testimonies and archaeological evidence. We hope to recreate a representation of the past that helps us to relate with to current times.

Published
2021-12-31
How to Cite
Guayasamin, M., & Jiménez Gaona, Ángel D. (2021). Information about the lowlands of Paltas or toward a historiographic reconstruction of the Loja province. Antropología Cuadernos De Investigación, (25), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.26807/ant.vi25.270