ABSTRACT

The paper analyses physical and verbal confrontations that unfolded in the Argentine Congress during the process of state formation, to understand the connections between those altercations and other dimensions of the political conflict of the time. In the mid-nineteenth century, Argentina was organised as a representative and federal republic. Congress became then the incarnation of the federation, the place where the representatives of all the districts met, and where congressmen regularly questioned Cabinet members. Focusing on those episodes, it examines how congressmen related to each other, the Executive, the public that followed the sessions in the Chamber, and the press. It takes into consideration drawings, pictures, photomechanical prints, lithographs, and cartoons of the Legislative and its members that provided a visual experience of Congress and affected its legitimacy.

摘要

本文分析了阿根廷国会在国家形成过程中发生的身体和言语对抗，以了解这些争执与当时政治冲突其他方面之间的联系。十九世纪中叶，阿根廷被组织为代议制联邦共和国。国会当时成为联邦的化身，是各地区代表开会的地方，也是国会议员定期向内阁成员提问的地方。它以这些事件为重点，研究了国会议员之间、行政部门、关注众议院会议的公众以及媒体之间的关系。它考虑了图纸、图片、照相印刷品、石版画、