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 casahistoria:
Latin America visit the
casahistoria general Latin American page for many more background sites.
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Lanic Academic Resources Index for Argentina:
Excellent guide to key areas research. Including a list of all University
sites.
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A Brief History of 19th Century Argentina
A student history for starters §
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Argentina: Rocky Road to Modernity For a brief introductory
timeline history from PBS. Published as background to their
The Empty ATM
programme on the 2002 collapse
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Argentinos en la historia
(Argentines in history) Photos and links to sites about key Argentines
from Belgrano to Maradonna. Basic. Can be slow to load in northern
hemisphere. Be patient.
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El
Historiador Articles on Argentine history and history in general.
Stylish magazine format Very thorough. Spanish language pages can be
google translated.
Can be slow to load in northern hemisphere. Be patient.
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Feminism in Argentina
by Marilyn Mercer
interesting and committed survey
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El Sur del Sur: The
Southernmost South
An award winning site produced by Farber, a Bs As media company, this
gives a general overview of history, culture and aspects of life in
the southern cone in Argentina. Not academically of the highest quality
but useful for facts and summary outlines.The site is bilingual: click on
a flag to select your preferred language
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Museos argentinos
Get to know the local museums!! Well presented, visually interesting, the
site tells you about local places to visit, activities being organised.
There are also links to overseas museums.
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Historia del País An
encyclopaedic site: mainly narrative but easy to use and many images. Good
for general information. Excellent reference site with many sections
(however the site availability is erratic, sometimes it is
unobtainable if it is used too much .....)
Currently being revamped - not any easier to use though!
Documentary Resources
For current developments to the national
history themes:
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Yahoo Argentina
news excellent resource for current news items (in English) on
Argentina
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Lanic Newsroom:
Texas Univ site for links to the recent news themes on Latin America in
general
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2. Before Independence: the
colonial period
Go to the casahistoria site:
Catholic
Missions in latin America
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3.
Independence
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Precursors
to Independence Very useful introductory article to supported
(facsimile) documents from the Power & Politics in the 19th century
River Plate series (Univ of Notre Dame)
San Martin
Unfortunately,
very little in English. The
Wikipedia
entry however, is clear. Also the sites in Spanish listed below can be
translated by Google.
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 José de San Martín
About.com article of 5 sides, well linked to introductory articles on
the other liberators by Bonnie Hamre.
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Jose de San Martin, Knight of the Andes
clear, simple bio of the man with
relevant bibliography at the end
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San
Martin: Los documentos del Cruce
Excellent site as befits the stature of the man, sponsored by Clarin newspaper. Very comprehensive list of
documents. Extensive links, but unfortunately,
many are dead. See also
Articles on San
Martin from the Clarin
on the anniversary of his death
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San Martin
Extensive site of the Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano. Very
thorough, not just on accounts but on ephemera. Includes
a new multimedia section, the
Virtual Sanmartiniana
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The San Martín Society.
A full site to aspects of San Martin´s life made up by la Sociedad
Sanmartiniana de Washington. §
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San Martín: The
Liberator An illustrated article on St Martin. With links to other
sites.
Fuller version in Spanish
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San Martín, José de: Liberator of Argentina. Bio by Jason A.
Vandiver. from
Historical Text
Archive.
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San Martin,
Jose de - Grave of General San Martin View a
photo of the grave of Jose de San Martin, located in the Metropolitan
Cathedral of Buenos Aires.
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Las
ideas políticas de San Martín en Cuyo. (Political ideas of San Martin) Essay
by Prof. Darío Sanfilipo.
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Los
Negros en la Revolucion de Mayo Concise article on the role of the
African Argentines in the army of San Martin. Based on statement in 2001 by
Congress Deputy Lorenzo Pepe
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150 Years of San Martin. Series of articles from Argentina's
Pagina 12
The Wars of Independence
1816--La Independencia Clarin site.
Traces the history of the independence movement
Revolucion e
independencia
and
Las Invasiones
Inglesas
From
Historia del País. despite a
face lift the site is looking tired and dumbing down...
Battle of Maipú: Its Causes, Events, and
Effects Upon South America Article
by Matt Morgan on this crucial battle for south American independence
The Black Frigate
By Eduardo C. Gerding. Article on the origin of the Argentine navy's first
flagship. Buenos Aires Herald (2004)
Argentine Independence--Political Issues
Reflections on
newly-independent Argentina. Donald J.Mabry in the HTS. Sound account and
bibliography.
Defining the Argentine Nation
Donald J.Mabry in the HTS.
Sound account and bibliography.
Argentina at Independence--Geographical Issues Interesting article on
the role of geography in the formation of the new state. Donald J.Mabry in
the HTS. Sound account and bibliography
Wars
of Independence See also the
casahistoria Latin Americas site to place the war in its continental context
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4. Early Independence: The Confederation
1826-52
General
by Heath
Douglas. Good bibliography, like most
Historical Text Archive (HTS) articles
Early Independence Useful
introductory article to supported (facsimile) documents from the
Power & Politics in the 19th century River Plate series (Univ of
Notre Dame).
Includes San Martin document.
Argentine Political Chronology Donald J. Mabry in the HTS.
Nathaniel H. Bishop, The Pampas and Andes
A massive 19th century
travelogue: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America, 1869. Another
Hudson... complete on the web.
History of the Gaucho
"Argentina - Where the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain" Article from
Christian Science Monitor
Gauchos: Horseman of the Pampas
article to support documents from the
Power & Politics in the 19th century River Plate series (Univ of
Notre Dame). Includes the following important pieces in facsimile:
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Gaucho Poetry Discussion of
the gaucho place in history and literature.
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Gaucho New site under development looks (briefly) at history,
poetry, music & dance.
Internal conflict & campaigns of expansion
The Provinces
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5. Argentine Republic, 1852 - 1942:
a. Society & Politics
General & Society
Tango
never dies Fashions come and go, in dress, in music, in dance. Some
of them only for months, others for years. Very few become timeless. Tango
has. Sylvia Boerner follows its journey through time from the barrios of
Buenos Aires more than a century ago to the present and explains how its
various styles came about. §
Climbing Though
the Clouds in South America
Railroad
history. The way it was in 1935. A good diversion
Historia
del Cine Argentino History of the Argentine cinema industry from the
El Sur del Sur site. Another good diversion... Also available now in
English
Nobel prizewinners. These Argentines are from
the Nobel site:
Politics
Key
Presidents
Immigration into Argentina This casahistoria site has links to the
causes, issues and contexts surrounding European emigration to the
southern cone.
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5. Argentine
Republic,1852-1942:
b. Internal Military Expansion
Internal conflict and
expansion
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 from
Armed Conflict Events Data site:
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El primer triunfo
(The first
triumph)
(Click
here for English googled translation.)
It is not only in eastern Europe where street names are being
changed as history is revised. This article draws attention to the
changing of (one of the hundreds) of streets named after "Remington"
Roca of the War of the Desert.
Based
around a loose
review (by Osvaldo Bayer) of a newly released
biography of Roca by General Alfredo
Manuel Arrillaga the article
also
illustrates the problems when revising history, especially where
national icons are concerned.
Genocidios (Genocide) Article by Luis Bruschtein in Pagina/12. Argues
that the expansion of Roca was a genocide, despite recent attempts to
praise the work of Roca. However is perhaps a little harsh on Argentina
- the lethal expansion was part of the contemporary European template
for expansion and white Argentina was "just" playing its part in
this..... (NB article does not google well into English)
Ceferino Namuncurá. (Can be Google Englished) Article about the beatification of a chieftain's son killed
whilst serving in the Argentine Army under Roca in the notorious Wars
against the indigenous tribes. Draws paralleles with the RC's church
support for Roca's repression and the repression of the military junta
100 years later.
Aboriginal victims of Argentina's 'silent genocide' By Andres
Schipani in Chaco's Villa Rio Bermejito. 2007 article from The
Independent on continuing persecution of Argentina's indigenous
peoples.
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5. Argentine Republic, 1852 - 1942:
c. Foreign policy
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 The Shatterbelts of the Americas By Phil Kelly y Luisa Pérez An
interesting article based on the shatterbelt concept: ie an area where
Great Powers compete because they perceive a strong interest for doing so
and because opportunities are present for gaining alliance footholds with
states of the region. Shatterbelt discussed include: Amazonian,- Banda
Oriental, Cuba, South Atlantic. From HTS
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Foreign
policy of emerging Argentina:
Thorough, detailed
description of the period from the Argentine
Universidad del CEMA
educational site. Translates reasonably well using Google. Relevant
chapters:
The Triple Alliance War,
1864-70
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 The Triple Alliance War, 1864-1870 Straightforward account from
onwar.com
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The
Triple Alliance War, 1864-70
Conflict that put
the Argentina Confederation, Brazilian Empire and Uruguay up against the
Republic of Paraguay. The (somewhat confused) site tells the story and has
sections on related military developments in the southern cone. At times
it needs patience to use. Also: turn off the music!
Naval Growth
World
War 1
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5. Argentine Republic,1852-1942:
d. Economics
British influence
in the Argentine Economy
Fray Bentos... a very
well known name Across the river in Uruguay, but despite a layout
marred by pop-ups this has good information and illustrations on the Fray
Bentos plant and the Liebig company. Wonderful pictures of pies in tins...
(In Spanish too:
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The British
and the Argentine railways
Overview
by
Andrew
Graham-Yooll
of the relationship with links to
many other sites on the history of railways in Argentina.
Illustrated railway history of Argentina
in English.
Just as it says on the box .....
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6. Afro-Argentines
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 Black
into White in Nineteenth Century Spanish America: Afro-American
Assimilation in Argentina and Costa Rica. Essay article from the Journal
of Comparative Studies by Lowell Gudmundson (May 1984)
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Afro Argentineans Looks like a labour of love site, includes much that
is useful as a starter. Interesting images but unfortunately not always
attributed. Some valuable links at the end. In
Spanish as well as English
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 Afroargentinos / Afroargentines
Informative pamphlet produced by Univ of Tennessee to accompany the
showing of the film about the Black community in Argentina and it's
history
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Afroargentinos / Afroargentines
Study guide prepared by Michael A. Birenbaum Quintero to accompany the
showing of the film about the Black community in Argentina and it's
history.
Director(s): Jorge
Fortes, Diego Ceballo Released: 2004
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Blacks in Argentina: Disappearing Acts
By Hisham Aidi for the Global African community, 2002. Looks at the enigma
of what happened to (a once sizeable) Black African community
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The Negros in the Army (Los negros en el ejercito) (the Blacks in the
army) Review article (in English)
that gives an overview into the position of African Argentines in the 19th
century, and looks at the current bibliography.
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"Negroes in Buenos
Aires no Hay'—there are no blacks in Buenos Aires. Essay by by Asa G.
Hilliard III Ed.D and Luisa Martin on "The Education of African People".
Contains a section based on the work of George Reid Andrews, The
Afro-Argentines of Buenos Aires, 1800–1900.
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In Buenos Aires, Researchers Exhume Long-Unclaimed African Roots
Article examining the "disappearance" of Afro Argentines and recent
efforts to seek out the descendants. By Monte Reel, Washington Post,
2005
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La Presencia NegroAfricana en
la Argentina Pasado y Permanencia Illustrated article
by Miriam Victoria Gomes, 1970
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Negritud y racismo : El genocidio de la población negra de Argentina (Colour and racism: the genocide of
the Argentine Black population) by Emilio J. Corbière, 2002. Useful
historical article. Use google translator.
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El
negro en una sociedad pretendidamente blanca
(Blacks in a supposedly white society) by
Lucía Dominga Molina. Polemic article from
Latin American Information Service.
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Un censo para saber más de la comunidad negra en Argentina.
Diario Clarín, 2002
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7. Perón & after: other pages of the casahistoria Argentina web
Click for even more info!
Perón's
Argentina
Perόn & the Nazi's
The Military and aftermath
(The Military, Dirty War, military
to the collapse of 2002)
Immigration into Argentina
Malvinas/Falklands
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