detention_centers_tbl_df: Argentina Detention Centers

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Argentina Detention Centers

Description

This dataset, detention_centers_tbl_df, is a tibble containing detailed information about clandestine detention centers used during Argentina's last dictatorship. The dataset includes site identifiers, locations, designations, and coordinates.

Usage

data(detention_centers_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 762 observations and 7 variables:

ID

Numeric ID of the site

lugar_emplazamiento_propiedad

Description of the location and ownership

denominacion

Designation or known name of the detention center

espacio_de_memoria

Logical indicator of whether the site is a memory space

ubicacion

Textual description of the site's geographic location

lon

Longitude

lat

Latitude

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'detention_centers_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the ArgentinAPI package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is a tibble. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Based on data from the presentes package (version 0.1.0). Available at: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/6._anexo_v_listado_de_ccd-investigacion_ruvte-ilid.pdf

ArgentinAPI documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 6:27 p.m.