Abstract

LOJO, María Rosa. INDEPENDIZARSE DE ESPAÑA: Avatares intelectuales de una relación bicentenaria. Rev. hist. am. argent. [online]. 2017, vol.52, n.1, pp.199-232. ISSN 2314-1549.

All along the intellectual relationship between Argentina and Spain, we may verify an oscillating appreciation of Spain, as well as a certain gap between reality and representation. Al first, the Argentinian intellectuals pursued political and cultural independence from Spain, while they praised other models, such as French or English. Towards the end of the Nineteenth Century, currents of thought willing to revalue the Spanish legacy appeared. The exiled, especially the ones from the Second Spanish Republic, enriched the important Iberian cultural patrimony already existent. However, in both high literature and popular imaginary, the representation of Spaniards as intellectuals is scarce.

Keywords : Argentina; Spain; Independence; Intelligentsia; Representation.