Resumen

RIEZNIK, Marina. Velocidad telegráfica y coordinación horaria en la Argentina (1875-1913). Bol. Inst. Hist. Argent. Am. Dr. Emilio Ravignani [online]. 2014, n.40, pp.42-72. ISSN 0524-9767.

In 1894, the Argentinean government issued a decree ordering to schedule a unified hour for the entire country. While this action was being put into effect, the supporters of the unification argued that to coordinate the time of the whole territory was needed to match social demands, and to organize the improvements brought on by some new technologies: telegraphs and railways. This article contrasts material difficulties found while implementing the telegraph, and the dominant speech, which praised the sudden changes that the telegraph supposedly implied by itself. It also put to question the urgency of time coordination for the whole country. In order to try it, we analyze reports from the army related to the use of the telegraph in war times; articles from a specialized publication, the Revista Telegráfica, which appeared in 1912; news articles; parliamentary debates, and several other sources.

Palabras clave : State; Territory; Hours; Telegraph; Railroad.