Publicaciones de la francofilia argentina

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to reflect the effort made by the Argentine francophilia that during the Second World War published magazines and newspapers, on the one hand, to spread news of their spiritual homeland and, on the other hand, to keep the community united. The French Reason, Latinhood, and Voices from France can be mentioned as sorne examples provided by francophones to inform Argentine readers about the course of the war. Though their styles, periodicity and topics were different, the three of them supported the AlIies and tried to oppose to "the growing victory ofthe Germanic race". Vichy's French govemment was the sign of submissiveness to the Germanic invasion, and although Pétain was justified when accepting the govemment at the beginning of the Germanic invasion of the French territory, he was then disqualified due to his "collaboratíon" with the enemy. The magazines reflected, though minimally, the serious disagreements of the French community between those who supported Vichy ("vichistas") and those who supported the Allies.