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Various articles (history of soccer)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that offer the history of soccer in Argentina, as well as the origin of association football in England. These pieces are some of the earliest examples of the mythmaking that took pace when recounting the…
Estas son las soluciones de los dirigentes
Focus on Raul Colombo's testimony, his thoughts on Chile 1962, and the immediate fututre of Argentine soccer
El fútbol argentino
Provides a positive look at Argentine soccer through the lens of its official governing body: AFA. This brochure was a part of Argentina's effort to host the 1962 World Cup (which eventually went to Chile). Because Perón is portrayed extensively in…
Pamphlet of ateneo deportivo femenino 'Evita'
Provides a helpful look at which sports women played under Peronism and to what degree gendered sports activities were a part of cultural reforms
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…