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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Bibliographic Details
Author: Telesca, Ignacio
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Historia Mexicana
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/1818
Online Access:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1818
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Paraguay
Centennial Celebrations
mestizaje
20th Century
Centenario
nación mestiza
siglo XX
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Summary: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.