Chiloé was an active whaling center since the late eighteenth century, when foreign sailors began whaling in the Golfo del Corcovado. Later, in the twentieth century, the wealth of this area was exploited by whaling companies who set their land stations in its islands. The early presence of foreign whalers in Chiloé, and the local companies, led to the emergence of a “quellonina” whaling tradition. During the decades of 40 and 60, a group of chilotes from Quellón emigrated to Quintay (1943-1967) and El Molle (1956-19675) whaling stations, both of INDUS SA, travel related to the presence of a “quellonina” whaling tradition. In this paper we explore, from ethnography and history, the characteristics of this movement and its participants. The Chilotes were, in the north, a group of people visible, distinguishable, against which no one was indifferent.
Keywords:
Chilotes, Emigración, Ballenería, Planta Ballenera de Quintay
De la Fuente, P., & Quiroz, D. (2011). Chilotes in the Quintay whaling station. Revista Chilena De Antropología, (24). Retrieved from https://jurimetria.uchile.cl/index.php/RCA/article/view/18164
