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The Story of Argentina: Wealth, Crisis, and Reinvention — Fexingo History

Fexingo
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Juan Manuel De Rosas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan Domingo Perón
Conquest Of the Desert
Perón
May Revolution
Bartolomé Mitre
Justo José De Urquiza
Juan Bautista Alberdi
Mapuche
Gaucho
Semana Trágica
Hipólito Yrigoyen
Eva Perón
Plaza De Mayo
Manuel Belgrano
Constitution Of 1853
Julio Argentino Roca

From a Spanish colonial backwater to a nation that once ranked among the world’s wealthiest, Argentina’s story is one of breathtaking promise and dizzying collapse. This show traces the full arc: the rise of Buenos Aires as a viceregal capital, the gaucho culture of the Pampas, and the 19th-century export boom that turned Argentina into the ‘breadbasket of the world.’ Lucas and Luna dig into the p... more

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In 1817, José de San Martín led an army of 5,000 men across the Andes at 4,000 meters elevation — a feat that rivals Hannibal or Napoleon. This episode follows the logistical nightmare: mules, rations, forged weapons, and the gaucho lancers who fough... more

In 1936, a team of archaeologists digging in the foothills of the Andes uncovered something no one expected: a pre-Columbian temple complex, complete with a massive stone altar and intricate carvings of jaguars and condors. But this wasn't just any a... more

In April 1982, Argentina's military junta, led by General Leopoldo Galtieri, invaded the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory claimed by Argentina as the Malvinas. Lucas and Luna explore the domestic desperation that drove the junta to this... more

In 1930, Argentina experienced its first military coup of the 20th century, toppling the democratically elected president Hipólito Yrigoyen. This episode unpacks the coup's context: the Great Depression's impact on Argentina's export economy, Yrigoye... more

In 1910, Argentina celebrated the centenary of the May Revolution with grand expositions, European dignitaries, and a wave of optimism. Buenos Aires was remade with wide avenues and opulent buildings, a showcase of the country's astonishing wealth fr... more

In January 1919, Buenos Aires was convulsed by the worst labor violence in Argentine history. Striking workers at the Vasena metalworks were met with government-backed paramilitaries, pogroms against Jewish immigrants, and urban warfare that left hun... more

In 1890, Argentina was riding high as the 'granero del mundo'—the world's breadbasket—but beneath the surface, a speculative bubble fueled by British loans was about to burst. This episode dives into the Baring Crisis, when the London banking house o... more

In January 1946, just weeks before Argentina's presidential election, a transit strike in Buenos Aires became the crucible that forged Juan Domingo Perón's path to power. This episode explores how Perón, then Secretary of Labor, orchestrated a showdo... more

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Argentina's 1966 Coup: The Night of the Long Canes
Q: What were the long-term consequences for Argentina's science and education?
The crackdown caused a sustained brain drain, with many scientists leaving and labs closing or stagnating, and it took decades for universities to recover after the return to democracy, during which some scholars like César Milstein pursued work abroad but maintained ties to Argentina.
Argentina's 1966 Coup: The Night of the Long Canes
Q: The Night of the Long Canes. That name sounds brutal. What happened exactly?
It was a coordinated assault in July 1966 where federal police swept into the University of Buenos Aires, beat students and professors with batons, occupied six faculties, and effectively banished university autonomy, signaling a broader crackdown on dissent and intellectual life.
Argentina's First President: Bernardino Rivadavia's Bold Vision
Q: What happened to his reforms after he left?
Most reforms were reversed—capitalization law repealed, 1826 Constitution abandoned—but some ideas, like freedom of the press and promotion of education, persisted and influenced later unification under the 1853 Constitution.
Argentina's First President: Bernardino Rivadavia's Bold Vision
Q: First president? I thought Juan Manuel de Rosas was the big name from that era.
Rosas comes later and was a Federalist who dominated after Rivadavia; Rivadavia was elected in 1826 under a new constitution and pursued a centralizing agenda that sparked strong provincial pushback.
The Lost Generation: Argentina's Exiles and Intellectuals
Q: Like who? Give me a name.
Cortázar emerges as the most famous exile, followed by Puig, with both using Paris and Mexico as hubs to organize support and maintain visibility for Argentine dissent.

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This show offers a sweeping narrative of Argentina's history, tracing cycles of wealth, crisis, and reinvention from colonial roots to modern times. Across episodes, the hosts explore how political upheavals, economic shifts, and cultural forces—ranging from gubernatorial centralization and civil conflict to Peronism, military rule, and neoliberal restructuring—shaped national identity and regional power. The conversations often connect macro events to everyday impact, unpacking policy decisions, social movements, and cultural currents (tango, immigration, literature) to reveal why prosperity has repeatedly given way to volatility. A standout quality is the dual-host dynamic that blends accessible storytelling with analytic depth, making co... more

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