Abstract

GIANNONE, Loreta Ruth. A Departmental Caudillo: The Political Leader in Córdoba, Argentina (1912-1930). Secuencia [online]. 2021, n.111, e1791.  Epub Sep 27, 2021. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i111.1791.

This paper will analyze the workings of the political leaderships in the province of Córdoba during the juncture that started with the implementation at a provincial level of the Sáenz Peña Act and that finished with the coup d’État in 1930. The political leaders were State agents conducive to the provincial institutional structure, and they were the main communication channel between local citizens and the political leaders from higher positions in the state. In addition, they created an allegiance network with the political parties in the province adding an important number of voters. Firstly, there will be an inquiry into the previous conditions that had allowed this political leader to build up the leadership in the rural sector; the financial resources, which eventually became symbols of power from which the leader could establish his authority and his connection to the Democratic Party of Córdoba. Secondly, there will be an analysis of the interpellation and mobilization strategies displayed during electoral contests.

Keywords : Democratic Party; political leader; financial capital; relational capital; electoral mobilization.

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