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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.
Various articles from Mundo Peronista
Dedications and excerpts of Peronist doctrine, including quotes and ideas about social justice
Boca Juniors y la música popular en el alma de Francisco Rotundo
Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general
Desde la linea de toque
With a caveat against placing too much emphasis on tactics, the article nonetheless dissects the various tactics employed by squads such as the national team, San Lorenzo, and Spain.
Un boquense de alma: una vez más Héctor San Juan demostró su garra
The term "garra" transfers to bicycling
Desde la linea de toque
A continuation of last week's look at tactics
En pareja con Requín, pero hincha de Boca
Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general
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…
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
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)
Escuela de basquetbol & Estadísticas de las asistencias a clases y prácticas deportivas realizadas en la institución durante el año 1954
Another good look at the diversity of sports offerings that San Lorenzo provided, as well as the massive participation by club members and their families
Asistencia de alumnos a los cursos y actividades culturales
These educational offerings attracted tens of thousands of children and the club fostered them before Perón, but they associate their development as part of the 2nd quinquenal
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.…
El homenaje de la juventud
Perón leaves the adults to their own competitions and instead highlights the state's efforts towards helping students. Images of students from the Unión de Estudiantes Secundarios (UES) shows Perón surrounded by teens in blackface (to mimic the…
Calendario Peronista: Iniciación de los cursos para líderes deportivos (August 31)
Brief excerpt of Perón honoring students attending specific courses in sports leadership—a program that sought to train the nation's best youth athletes.
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.