Land and sea invasions in comcáac territory, a historical continuity (1985-2002)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to show that invasions of the Comcáac territory are not a historical process that had ended after the colonial period, with the formation of the Mexican national state, or due to the decree of territorial endowment in 1970, but on the contrary, they are a historical continuity, which, in turn, reveals an institutional disinterest towards territorial importance as an element of existence and belonging in the history of this indigenous people. Contemporary land and sea invasion processes between 1985 and 2002, which affected their free determination, identity and existence, are analyzed. For the understanding of the territory as a “symbolized” and full of actions space, that synthesizes identity and survival through the time of a specific group, we rely on authors such as: Gilberto Giménez, Claude Raffestin, Luis Llanos Hernández, Rodrigo Rentería and testimonies of the Comcáac themselves. For the description and study of the invasions, local hemerography was used as the main source. It is concluded that the Comcáac continue to defend their autonomy and integrity, from the Spanish Conquest until the first two decades of the 21st century.