Abstract

GRESORES, GABRIELA. Organization and political program of the "gauchos" of Jujuy at the end of the War of Independence. Hist. Caribe [online]. 2020, vol.15, n.36, pp.73-103.  Epub June 29, 2021. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.36.2020.5.

This article uses information about a riot of "gaucho squads" in the north of the current province of Jujuy, a region which at that precise moment is being built as a border between Bolivia and Argentina. The purpose was to establish elements of the politicization of the popular sectors in the Independence War: identity constructions, objectives, discursive forms, organizing principles, etc. The work is based on analysis of discourses and the content of diverse sources repertoire: military summaries, reports, personal and military mail originated in the repression of the conflict.

Keywords : War of Independence; Militias; Gauchos; popular politicization; Jujuy.

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