The Social Uses of the Past in Nation-building: the Representation of the Pro-posal of an Inca Monarchy (1816) in Mitre’s Historiography
Belgrano’s proposal to establish an Inca monarchy in the area of the Provincias Unidas generated in 1816 discussions both in the Congress of Tucumán and in the periodical press in Buenos Aires. However, this fact has traditionally had, within the dominant narrative, a limited presence, conditioned b...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/20566 |
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| Sumario: | Belgrano’s proposal to establish an Inca monarchy in the area of the Provincias Unidas generated in 1816 discussions both in the Congress of Tucumán and in the periodical press in Buenos Aires. However, this fact has traditionally had, within the dominant narrative, a limited presence, conditioned by the interpretation that Mitre made in his work considered as foundational of Argentinian historiography. In order to enquire about the “Plan del Inca” as a historical event, it is indispensable to deconstruct such version. In order to achieve it we use several tools provided by Memory Studies. Departing from the analysis of the “social uses of the past”, we consider Mitre’s historical work as an action of “bringing the past into the present”, and as such influenced by the aim of creating a national history as well as by several prevailing interests during the second half of the 19th century. In order to analyze this issue we point out different mechanisms that lie behind the construction of Mitre’s account. |
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