Resumen

ARTEAGA BOTERO, Gustavo Adolfo. Vernacular Architecture as a Technical Object in Cimarron Settlement Processes: Cultural Landscapes and Construction Techniques in the Cauca River Basin, Colombia (16th-17th Centuries). An. Investig. Arquit. [online]. 2025, vol.15, n.2, e209.  Epub 01-Dic-2025. ISSN 2301-1505.  https://doi.org/10.18861/ania.2025.15.2.4162.

European colonization in the Americas after 1492, driven by mining and the transatlantic slave trade, sparked complex cultural interactions within early globalization. This study examines the vernacular architectures of palenques in Colombia’s Cauca River Basin as technical objects under Gilbert Simondon’s theoretical framework. Proposing the concept of cimarron urbanism and foundations, it argues that these architectures reflect the interplay of subject, technique, and environment, integrating African traditions (guadua, palafitic structures) with tropical adaptations. The methodology combines microhistory, ethnographic cartography, and architectural ethnography, using colonial sources and analyses of current Afro-descendant communities. Results highlight cimarron territorial networks linked by rivers, the technical sophistication of palenques, and their integration into global trade networks. These architectures form a cultural legacy in Afro-descendant communities, redefining colonial architecture narratives.

Palabras clave : Vernacular architecture; technical object; cimarron urbanism; palenques.

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