Paraguay at its Centenary: the Creation of a Mestizo Nation

This text studies the articulation of identity carried out by Paraguayan intellectuals after the war against the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) and in the eve of celebrating the centennial of their independence (1811). The author shows how a previous identity, based on a concept of mestizo race, but wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Telesca, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/1818
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1818
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Paraguay
Centennial Celebrations
mestizaje
20th Century
Centenario
nación mestiza
siglo XX
Descripción
Sumario:This text studies the articulation of identity carried out by Paraguayan intellectuals after the war against the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) and in the eve of celebrating the centennial of their independence (1811). The author shows how a previous identity, based on a concept of mestizo race, but white in its own way, superior to the rest of the continent and allowing the soldiers’ heroism in war, was transformed into a mainly political use of mixed races as the foundations of a strong nation.