The “Baño de Mandinga” (Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1910): A no-man´s land archaeology

Abstract

Rosario, in its expansion of late nineteenth century, generated spaces that remained as relics until today. Populations were marginalized, waiting for work or garbage that allowed them to survive: the press of the time was sarcastic about those groups, considered an obstacle to civilization.

One of these chronicles made it possible to approach one of those "unhealthy" places: El Baño de Mandinga (The Devil´s Bath). Arranging history, archeology, history and anthropology, the aim of this work was to initiate a series of studies on people that the history of Rosario has generally ignored.