Abstract

ABALO, Esteban. The Budget for Worship in Argentina in the 19th Century. Historiographic Debates and a Case Study: Tucumán, 1861-1897. Secuencia [online]. 2020, n.107, e1548.  Epub June 15, 2020. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i107.1548.

The allocation of funds by the state to finance Catholic worship in Argentina has been and remains a topic of discussion both inside and outside academia. The meaning of these contributions, their relevance and historical origin, are some of the issues that have been discussed during much of the 20th century and the present. This article seeks to survey some of the conclusions reached by previous research, in both the distant past and today. Finally, the aim is to compare these conclusions with a case study: the state budget for worship in the province of Tucumán during the last four decades of the 19th century.

Keywords : budget for worship; Argentina; 19th century; Tucumán; catholic Church.