Abstract

ETCHECHURY BARRERA, Mario. The militias of French volunteers in the Rio de la Plata. War traditions, politization and informal diplomacy in times of crisis (1829-1851). Hist. Caribe [online]. 2019, vol.14, n.35, pp.85-118. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.35.2019.4.

The article analyzes the role played in the Rio de la Plata by the militias of foreign residents between 1829 and 1851, stopping especially in the bodies of French volunteers. I argue that these militia and legions in port cities such as Buenos Aires and Montevideo generated a transnational space, where different legal traditions and political cultures were combined, which allowed resident foreigners to exercise an "overseas citizenship". This militia experience not only made possible the self-defense of foreigners, but also became a politico-diplomatic channel of representation of their interests, in competition with the official French agents.

Keywords : Militias; diplomacy; politization; foreigners; citizenship; War.

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