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MAMANI, Mabel et al. Advance in the research of Esteco El Viejo. Rev. Esc. Hist. [online]. 2006, n.5, pp.261-276. ISSN 1669-9041.

It is presented the preliminary results obtained during the fieldwork of 2005 in the historic city "Nuestra Señora de Talavera (also known as Esteco El Viejo, 1566-1609) located in the village "El Vencido", El Quebrachal, department de Anta, province of Salta. The mapping of the city was the main objective of that year.           The historic city was probably built after the typical "chessboard pattern" adopted by the majority of the Spanish cities in America (Curzio, et al. 2004). At present, the city of Esteco is hidden under a dense dry forest called "monte chaqueño", and it is conformed by a series of elevations and depressions that point out the collapsed buildings. Also, it was located the bed of a channel that surrounded the common land of the city. Next to it, there are terrains, which are levelled and separated by lineal elevations that indicate the farming fields.           Based on the considerations previously mentioned, a mapping was initiated to get the present general disposition of the site, to differentiate areas of occupation, and to locate previous digging pits and surveys.           After considering the particular characteristics of the landscape (a law dense xerophilous forest) where the city is placed, a combination of methods was used for the mapping: theodolite, GPS, Brunton Compass and tape measure.           The Brunton Compass and tape measure were used for the record of the rectilinear elevations that correspond to the walls of the buildings of the city. Also, the looting pits and digging units were mapped.           The Geographical coordinates of the city, its borders and main features were obtained with the GPS. The theodolite was essential to get more accurate measures in certain structures.           Finally, the data obtained was worked in AUTOCAD to get a scaled map of the site, and later a digital image of the Department of Anta was used to georeference the city.

Palabras clave : Esteco; Frontier; Map; XVI Century.

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