For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878-1885) has marked Argentina\'s historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation\'s Golden Age of progress, modernity, and--most contentiously--national whiteness and the invisibilization of Indigenous peoples.
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This traditional narrative has deeply influenced the ways in which many Argentines understand their nation\'s history, its laws and policies, and its cultural heritage.
For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878-1885) has marked Argentina\'s historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation\'s Golden Age of progress, modernity, and--most contentiously--national whiteness and the invisibilization of Indigenous peoples