Reflexiones acerca de la significación cultural de un malón indígena (Mercedes, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

The emergence of the city of Mercedes (Buenos Aires province, Argentina) is closely linked to the history of, not always harmonious, border interethnic relations dating from the colonial period. We analyze some strategies in the use of the past as well as the dynamic character present in the construction of cultural resources of the area after the recent addition to the historical monument "Cruz de Palo" of a plaque commemorating indigenous victims of a fight that occurred in early nineteenth century.