Eva Duarte in Spain: Repercussion and propagand of a political visit (1947-1948)

Abstract

This article seeks to analyze the consequences of Eva Duarte de Perón's trip to Spain in 1947 in the framework of the alliance forged between Argentina and Spain during the post-World War II period. It is proposed that Eva Duarte's visit, despite being subject to a tight protocol and pro-Hispanic agenda by the Franco regime, that was reflected in the written and audiovisual press, managed to the Peronist political ideology focused on social justice. The documentation analyzed (Spanish and Argentine press and from the Historical Archive of the Argentine Foreign Ministry) would allow to account for the repercussions of your trip reflected in the construction of Hispanicist and Catholic representation of Eva Duarte, the response of the opposition in exile whose accusations fell on his fascist character and the extension of the aid, starting with the creation of free clinical centers in Spanish territory.