Cronica De La Chilenizacion. La Religiosidad Andina A Traves Del Relato Del Padre Julio Ramirez Ortiz. Sierra De Arica, 1922-1931

This article analyzes two texts written by the Chilean military priest Julio Ramírez Ortiz (Por la Pampa Adusta y Tierras Grises) in which he discusses different social aspects of the Andean communities of Sierra de Arica during the first years of the 20th century. These materials, elaborated on the occasion of the complex diplomatic scenario known as Chilenization, present a complex sociopolitical and ethnocentric perspective on the indigenous peoples. However, it is also possible to find interesting ethnographic descriptions of the organization, practices, and beliefs of the communities.