José María Rosa
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José María Rosa also lnown as "Pepe Rosa", was an Argentine
historian, one of the most notable of the Argentine nationalist revisionist
historians.
under a revisionist
viewpoint. His view of the past was used to justify critics of contemporary country, and considered that there was an ongoing neglect of national authorities of national interests since the days of the May Revolution. Those viewpoints, as well as the positive image of Juan Manuel de Rosas
, were shared by all revisionists, but they were divided by the rise of the peronism
. Unlike Julio Irazusta, who became antiperonist, Rosa supported the government of Juan Domingo Perón. His support increased when the Revolución Libertadora
made a coup against Perón, and he joined the Peronist resistance.
Since that point, Rosa started working in the history of the Argentine population, which he saw as potencially revolutionary at times, but always oppressed by the higher classes. He saw Peronism as a revolutionary movement, capable of promoting the delayed changes in society. He supported in 1956 the failed attempt of general Valle against Aramburu. Fearing a political reaction, he moved to Uruguay and then to Spain, returning in 1958. He joined the Juan Manuel de Rosas National Institute of historical investigations, being the president at many times. He was designated ambassador in Paraguay during the third government of Perón, resigning after the deat of the president and moving to Greece. He returned during the National Reorganization Process
, but his books were banned and taken out of public libraries. He founded a magazine called Línea ("the voice of those who do not have a voice"), which was censored many times. He died on July 2, 1991.
At his request, November 20 was declared National Sovereignty Day (Día de la Soberanía Nacional) in commemoration of the 1845 battle of Vuelta de Obligado. His ideas about the history of Argentina had prominent acceptance, and they are currently accepted as mainstream.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
historian, one of the most notable of the Argentine nationalist revisionist
Historical revisionism
In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event...
historians.
Biography
Rosa was born in Buenos Aires in 1906. He made studies of law, and he later taught history at high schools and universities. In 1938 he established in Santa Fe the Institute of Federalist studies, and made studies of the history of ArgentinaHistory of Argentina
The history of Argentina is divided by historians into four main parts: the pre-Columbian time, or early history , the colonial period , the independence wars and the early post-colonial period of the nation and the history of modern Argentina .The beginning of prehistory in the present territory of...
under a revisionist
Historical revisionism
In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event...
viewpoint. His view of the past was used to justify critics of contemporary country, and considered that there was an ongoing neglect of national authorities of national interests since the days of the May Revolution. Those viewpoints, as well as the positive image of Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...
, were shared by all revisionists, but they were divided by the rise of the peronism
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
. Unlike Julio Irazusta, who became antiperonist, Rosa supported the government of Juan Domingo Perón. His support increased when the Revolución Libertadora
Revolución Libertadora
The Revolución Libertadora was a military uprising that ended the second presidential term of Juan Perón in Argentina, on September 16, 1955.-History:...
made a coup against Perón, and he joined the Peronist resistance.
Since that point, Rosa started working in the history of the Argentine population, which he saw as potencially revolutionary at times, but always oppressed by the higher classes. He saw Peronism as a revolutionary movement, capable of promoting the delayed changes in society. He supported in 1956 the failed attempt of general Valle against Aramburu. Fearing a political reaction, he moved to Uruguay and then to Spain, returning in 1958. He joined the Juan Manuel de Rosas National Institute of historical investigations, being the president at many times. He was designated ambassador in Paraguay during the third government of Perón, resigning after the deat of the president and moving to Greece. He returned during the National Reorganization Process
National Reorganization Process
The National Reorganization Process was the name used by its leaders for the military government that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In Argentina it is often known simply as la última junta militar or la última dictadura , because several of them existed throughout its history.The Argentine...
, but his books were banned and taken out of public libraries. He founded a magazine called Línea ("the voice of those who do not have a voice"), which was censored many times. He died on July 2, 1991.
At his request, November 20 was declared National Sovereignty Day (Día de la Soberanía Nacional) in commemoration of the 1845 battle of Vuelta de Obligado. His ideas about the history of Argentina had prominent acceptance, and they are currently accepted as mainstream.
Works
- Más allá del código (Beyond the code) (1933)
- Interpretación religiosa de la historia (Religious interpretation of history) (1936)
- Defensa y pérdida de nuestra independencia económica (Defense and loss of our economic independence) (1943)
- Artigas, prócer de la nacionalidad (Artigas, leader of nationality) (1949)
- La misión García ante Lord Strangford (The García mission before Lord Strangford) (1951)
- El cóndor ciego; la extraña muerte de Lavalle (The blind cóndor; Lavalle's strange death) (1952)
- Nos, los representantes del pueblo (We, the people's representatives) (1955)
- Del municipio indiano a la provincia Argentina (From the Indian municipality to the Argentine province) (1958)
- La caída de Rosas (The fall of Rosas) (1958)
- El pronunciamiento de Urquiza (The uprising of Urquiza) (1960)
- Artigas, la revolución de mayo y la unidad Hispano-americana (Artigas, the May Revolution and the Hispanic-American unit) (1960)
- El revisionismo responde (Revisionism answers) (1964)
- Rivadavia y el imperialismo financiero (Rivadavia and financial imperialism) (1964)
- La guerra del Paraguay y las montoneras argentinas (The war of Paraguay and the Argentine montoneras) (1965)
- Doctores, militares e ingleses en la independencia nacional (Doctors, military and English people in the national independence) (1968)
- Historia del revisionismo (History of revisionism) (1968)
- Rosas, nuestro contemporáneo (Rosas, our contemporary) (1970)
- Historia Argentina (Argentine History; 13 volumes) (1970)
- El fetiche de la constitución (The fetish of the constitution) (1984)
- Análisis de la dependencia Argentina (Analysis of the Argentine dependency) (?)