The Argentine Fascist Party (Partido Fascista Argentino, PFA) was a fascist political party in Argentina

Argentina

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 from 1932 until its official disbandment in 1936, when it was succeeded by the National Fascist Union

National Fascist Union (Argentina)

The National Fascist Union was a fascist political party formed in Argentina in 1936, as the successor to the Argentine Fascist Party....

 (Union Nacional Fascista, UNF). Founded by Italian Argentines

Italian Argentine

An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...

, the party was formed as a breakaway faction from Argentina's National Fascist Party

National Fascist Party (Argentina)

The National Fascist Party of Argentina was a fascist political party formed in 1923. In 1932, a group broke away from the party to form the Argentine Fascist Party, which eventually became a mass movement in the Córdoba region of Argentina....

 (Partido Nacional Fascista, PNF). It was based upon Italian Fascism

Italian Fascism

Italian Fascism also known as Fascism with a capital "F" refers to the original fascist ideology in Italy. This ideology is associated with the National Fascist Party which under Benito Mussolini ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 until 1943, the Republican Fascist Party which ruled the Italian...

 and was recognized by Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

's Italian National Fascist Party

National Fascist Party

The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...

 in 1935. In the 1930s the party became a mass organization, particularly in Córdoba

Córdoba, Argentina

Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...

. Nicholás Vitelli led the PFA's branch in Córdoba until his death in 1934, whereafter Nimio de Anquín

Nimio de Anquín

Nimio de Anquín was an Argentine Thomist writer and fascist politician.A native of Córdoba, Argentina, de Anquín studied law at National University of Córdoba. With his studies in Argentina completed he travelled to Germany to study philosophy under Ernst Cassirer...

 took the leadership of the party. The PFA's main political allies in Córdoba were the Argentine Civic Legion

Argentine Civic Legion

The Argentine Civic Legion was a Argentine nationalist and fascist militia. It was recognized as a political entity on 20 May 1931 and received juridical personality on 11 January 1932. In 1937, the Legion was succeeded and replaced by the Alliance of Nationalist Youth...

 and the Nationalist Action of Argentina/Affirmation of a New Argentina movement.