Cuartel Terranova, análisis de la configuración espacial en relación a las estrategias de represión y control de detenidos y torturados.

considering the spatial and architectural configuration of cuartel terranova, it wants to demonstrate how the space configuration has been a tool of the political control in the military dictatorship (1973-1990).theoretically, the study follows the concepts of the archaeology of architecture and proxemic studies which highlight the importance of material culture in social practices, particularly in totalitarian systems. it is shown the social validity of this archaeological perspective as a methodology useful to recovering material remains in certain political contexts. in this sense, archaeology is able to recovering a repressed and forgotten past. moreover, this research contributes to the political-scientific development of archaeological studies, because the dictatorships have also retarded and repressed the discipline. hence, it is intended to contribute towards a reflexive practice and politically engaged, following the guidelines of the archaeology of repression.