Abstract

AGUERREGARAY CASTIGLIONE, Rosana. LA MUERTE TRÁGICA DE CARLOS W. LENCINAS EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL IMAGINARIO DEL CAUDILLO (MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, 1929). Rev. hist. am. argent. [online]. 2015, vol.50, n.2, pp.11-31. ISSN 2314-1549.

The present paper seeks to analyze the different instances of the State Funeral of Carlos Washington Lencinas, who served in Mendoza`s political scene during the first half of the twentieth century. Lencinas joined the ranks of the Radical Civic Union, which was in tension with the equal political flavor national government. On 10 November of 1929 Lencinas was murdered, causing a profound shock to the local population; however, his death and the instances of the funeral collaborated in the construction of the popular image of the leader. This work is based on articles and photos from the local press of that time, and in testimonies of the funerary architecture.

Keywords : Carlos W. Lencinas; State Funeral; Imaginary; popular leader.