Carlos Ibarguren

Carlos Ibarguren
De facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba
Term	1930 - 1931
Predecessor	Basilio Pertiné
Successor	Enrique P. Torino
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
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Carlos Ibarguren (April 18, 1877 – April 3, 1956) was an Argentine academic, historian and politician. As a writer he was noted as one of the foremost academics of the history of Argentina as well as a leading expert on

Ibarguren was born on Salta, in 1877 to  Dr.  Federico  lbarguren  and  Margarita  Uriburu and was schooled locally.  He then went to the University of  Buenos Aires, graduating with a doctorate of law in 1898. An academic by profession, Ibarguren was a professor of law at the University of Buenos Aires, his alma mater.^[1] Recognised for his fine legal and constitutional mind from 1904 onwards he held several undersecretary positions within the government.^[2] Utilising his experience Roque Sáenz Peña appointed him as justice minister during his administration of Roque Sáenz Peña, a position he held until 1914.^[1]

After this spell in office, Ibarguren continued as a supporter of the

Move to the right

Up to this point, Ibarguren had been associated with the liberalism that defined Argentina's cultural elite but the setbacks of 1920 saw his positions alter. His book of the same year, La literatura y la gran guerra, demonstrated a shift to the nationalism that was to come to dominate his political thought.^[2] He argued that democracy left the door open to too many disparate groups and that it needed brakes which should be provided by a united conservative right.^[3] Politically Ibarguren grew interested in using the masses as a bulwark of reactionary activity and as such moved close to the ideas of fascism.^[4]

Following the 1930 coup of Gen.

• Copa Ibarguren

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