ABSTRACT
Towards the end of the 19th century, the Argentine State began the process of occupying Patagonia. This implied the need to extend the State institutions for the domination of the original settlers. This article, the result of previous research on the policy of Argentine state expansion in Patagonia, proposes two axes of analysis: on the one hand, to show the limitations of the Argentine State to take its institutions to the territory, using the activity of other subjects such as the Salesian Congregation. On the other hand, to highlight the strategies with which the national State, the Salesians and the original settlers were linked, especially through education, integrating the territory to the market and the Argentine State.
Keywords:
education; salesian congregation; Patagonia; Argentina