Argentine Patriotic League
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Argentine Patriotic League
Liga Patriótica Argentina |
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| Leader | Manuel Carlés |
| Founded | January 16, 1919 |
| Succeeded by | Argentine Civic Legion |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ideology |
Nacionalismo Clerical fascism Antisemitism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Light blue |
The Argentine Patriotic League (Liga Patriótica Argentina) was a Nacionalista paramilitary group, officially created in Buenos Aires on January 16, 1919, during the Tragic week events. Presided over by Manuel Carlés, a professor at the Military College and the Escuela Superior de Guerra, it also counted among its members the deputy Santiago G. O'Farrell (1861-1926). The League was merged into the Argentine Civic Legion in 1931. The Argentine Patriotic League formed part of a larger movement of patriotic leagues active in Chile and Argentina during the early 20th century.
Composed of wealthy youth, the League assaulted workers' neighborhoods, including the Jewish Once neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It received military training by members of the Argentine Armed Forces, was subsidised by important members of the oligarchy, and supported by the Church. The League worked hand-in-hand with the Bonaerense police forces in the repression of social movements. Some of its members were also members of the Radical Party.
It quickly extended itself throughout Argentina, on a nationalist, xenophobic, anti-Communist and anti-Semitic program. They attacked in particular Catalans (accused of being anarchists) and Jews (accused of being Bolsheviks).
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