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Various articles from Mundo Peronista
Dedications and excerpts of Peronist doctrine, including quotes and ideas about social justice
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After an analysis of who performed best on the international stage, this news brief concludes that West Germany-champion of the 1954 World Cup-is the best soccer nation in the world
Un boquense de alma: una vez más Héctor San Juan demostró su garra
The term "garra" transfers to bicycling
San Lorenzo de Almagro está afiliado a las siguientes instituciones:
Not only does this reveal the reach of a club beyond practicing soccer, it also demonstrates how much the Peronist state influenced the development of sports and sponsored them
Proclamado en una fiesta inolvidable: "Campeón del mundo de ayuda al deporte"
Never losing a chance to highlight Argentina's equal status to world powers, the visit of Jack Dempsey to Argentina leads to an article in Mundo Peronista that exalts the President for being the world champion in supporting athletics.
Por su garra Oeste salvó el invicto en Banfield
"Garra" makes an appearance on an almost weekly basis [see also May 20 page 20; May 13 'aguerrido' page 16; May 6 page 19]. 'Guapeza' is another common term seen in various articles in 1955 [like Aug 18, 1955 page 6
Perón en moto, 1954
President Juan Perón was an avid sportsman (or at least this was the image he wanted to present to the public) and was especially fond of automobile and motorcycle racing. In this 1954 picture, Perón poses with his motorcycle "Velocette." [Image…
Obreritos
Sample entries from a textbook for early readers from the mid-1950s. Like other textbooks, a special point is to highlight the Malvinas as Argentine.
Nuestra adhesión
River's magazine lauds the nation's 'first sportsman'
Movimientos de socios al 31 de diciembre de 1954 & último decenio
Very detailed look at club membership, hovering between 33,000 and 40,000 members (they paid in 1954 an average of 75.6 pesos a year to be a member-pg. 112; 3,053,340 pesos in annual dues paid by 40,364 members)
Memoria y Balance: 1954
This club, founded in 1911, was intricately tied to Eva Perón. The stadium was named for Eva and the President of the club at one time was her brother (who also passed away in 1952.) With quotes from Perón and a disclaimer to support the 2nd…
Los capitales extranjeros y la independencia económica
Walking a fine line in both defending Peronist protectionism, yet answering political critics, the article separates foreign capital between those that serve international capitalism and those that serve the interests of a singular company or nation.…
Las jornadas juvenil e infantil del deporte comenzaron con gran éxito
The games are a legacy of Eva Peron and the article serves as nothing more than state propaganda
Intensa actividad en los torneos 'Evita' y 'Juan Perón'
Coverage of these youth tournaments gains special coverage (within the first pages) of each issue of the magazine.
Grandioso fue el homenaje a Perón
Ministry of Sports (?) honors Perón, who observes a parade and the honoring of the 'Reina del deporte'
