Argentine Patriotic League
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The Argentine Patriotic League (
Argentine Civic Legion in 1931.[2] The Argentine Patriotic League formed part of a larger movement of patriotic leagues
active in Chile and Argentina during the early 20th century.
History
Composed of wealthy youth, the League assaulted workers' neighborhoods, including the
Church.[3] The League worked hand-in-hand with the Bonaerense police forces in the repression of social movements. Some of its members were also members of the Radical Party.[3]
It quickly extended itself throughout
At its height in the early 1920s, the League's so-called brigades contained as many as 300,000 members throughout the country.[3] The League counted with the official support of the admiral and Minister of Marine Manuel Domecq García.
The League participated to the events known as Río Gallegos, during which 1,500 workers on strike were assassinated.
It also participated to José Félix Uriburu's 1930 military coup, which initiated the Infamous Decade.
References
- ^ Cepeda, Matías (2003). "La Liga Patriótica y la construcción de nuevos ciudadanos" (PDF). XIV Jornadas Interescuelas/Departamentos de Historia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.
- ^ Patrick Frank. Los Artistas del Pueblo: prints and workers' culture in Buenos Aires, 1917–1935. University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Pp. 206.
- ^ American Historical Review(in English)
Bibliography
- Caterina, Luis María. 1995. La Liga Patriótica Argentina. Un grupo de presión frente a las convulsiones sociales de la década del '20. Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 978-950-05-0839-1 reseña