"Nuestra vida es tan sobria como la de un espartano": La cotidianidad de los soldados chilenos en el desierto de Atacama en la Guerra del Pacífico (Noviembre 1879 - Abril 1880). (Portuguese)

The article reconstructs, based on contemporary testimonies, the daily experiences of the Chilean troops and their impressions in the camps installed in the Atacama Desert between November of 1879 and April of 1880, while the War of the Pacific was taking place. It studies the strategies deployed by the soldiers to survive in a hostile environment, feed themselves, inhabit, distract and how they honored their comrades fallen in combat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo reconstruye, a partir de testimonios contemporáneos, las experiencias cotidianas y sus impresiones respecto de éstas de las tropas chilenas en los campamentos instalados en el Desierto de Atacama entre noviembre de 1879 y abril de 1880, mientras se desarrolló la Guerra del Pacífico. Se estudian las estrategias desplegadas por los soldados para sobrevivir en un ambiente hostil, alimentarse, habitar, distraerse y honrar a sus camaradas caídos en combate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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