Alberdi vs Sarmiento: Argentina's Founding Feud
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In the 1850s, Argentina's future hung on a bitter rivalry between two exiled thinkers: Juan Bautista Alberdi and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Alberdi's 'Bases' provided the blueprint for the 1853 Constitution, advocating gradual progress through immigration and free trade. Sarmiento, author of 'Facundo', championed forced modernization through education and infrastructure, denouncing gaucho culture as barbaric. Their feud, fought in letters and pamphlets, shaped Argentine politics for decades—Alberdi's pragmatic federalism vs Sarmiento's centralizing civilizing mission. This episode explores their clash over immigration, indigenous peoples, and the role of Buenos Aires, revealing how two visionary intellectuals defined the nation's contradictory path.
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