Resumen

ORTEMBERG, Pablo. Ruy Barbosa in the 1916 centennial: diplomatic rapprochement between Argentina and Brasil. Rev. hist. Am. [online]. 2018, n.154, pp.105-134.  Epub 28-Feb-2022. ISSN 2663-371X.  https://doi.org/10.35424/rha.154.2018.40.

This paper analyzes the political, social and cultural implications of the special embassy sent to Buenos Aires by the Brazilian government in honor of Argentine’s celebrations of its Centennial of Independence in 1916 in the context of the Great War. This endeavor was led by the prestigious Brazilian jurist, senator and Conselheiro (counselor) Ruy Barbosa and demonstrates the climax of a period of rapprochement between the two countries initiated by president Roque Sáenz Peña’s official missions in 1910. The analysis traces Barbosa’s profile being both ambassador and jurist during his month-long stay at Buenos Aires focusing on images and identities presented in his speeches, public rituals of political and cultural approximation, achievements and tensions thereafter, as well as the impact Barbosa had in media and public sectors by the study of the many letters he received. The peak of this diplomatic rapprochement between Argentina and Brazil was prompted by “Europe’s demise into barbarism” as all rights and conventions were overturned.

Palabras llave : Ruy Barbosa; 1916 Centennial; Argentina-Brazil relationships; European War.