The Paraguayan War and the Argentine historiography

Abstract

The Paraguayan War (1864-1870) was a key event in the process of consolidation of the National State in Argentina. Together, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay formed a triple alliance against Paraguay and fought the bloodiest and the longest war in the Latin American history. In the recent decades in Argentina, new historiographical perspectives about the 19th century have emerged, and an interesting renovation has been taking place. However, the Paraguayan War has not been thoroughly addressed by these new currents. We intend to analyze the Argentine historiographic production, along with contributions of other national historiographies about the topic. Our objective is to contribute to a new research agenda on the war, discussing thematic gaps and visualizing the challenges generated by the war in the current Argentine historiography of the 19th Century.