Reading a piece of information about Argentina’s history, an article caught my attention. It was about an anti-hero for the Argentina’s history: Juan Manuel de Rosas.
Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas was one of the most controversial and nefast figures in Argentina’s history. He had been in power for over 20 years. He was a landowner, a military and the leader of a-still-not-fully-unified country. Rosas represented both the man who wanted the consolidation of territory by any means, and also the bloodthirsty when executing his opposition. Some historians suggest that his traumatic childhood made of him the sort of man he used to be.
Rosas used his capacities and knowledge so as to demonstrate his authority to Argentinean society. As a land holder Rosas was an able administrator of his mother’s land; he knew how to maintain a harmonious relationship with both aborigines and small farmers who worked under his orders. His European education and his good looking but authoritative personality made him the tough man who inspired respect and fear. Rosas learnt how to make money and how to manipulate people by using his status and charisma. This fact is clearly shown by Rosas’ designation as Military Commander-in-chief and then, as Governor of Buenos Aires.
Once he became a politician, he did not measure the damage he caused by using violence to get what he wanted. Rosas favoured the centralization of power by naming himself “El Restaurador” and he also promoted the state terrorism carried out by the Federal Organization best known as “La Mazorca”.
According to some historians, Rosas developed that evil personality due to his traumatic childhood. It is said that his aristocratic education was influenced by moral values transmitted by the Spanish Inquisition. These orthodox teachings were well taught to him by his mother. Some yellow versions say that she obliged the Restaurador to serve her breakfast in her room while e had to enter the room kneeling. If something went wrong in the estancia, he was whipped in front of his employees.
Not only did Rosas rule with iron hand to fulfil his expectations, but also he had a dreadful past that might have condemned him through out his life. His aristocratic education was influenced by moral values transmitted by the Spanish Inquisition. These values were well taught to him by his mother. Some say she obliged him serve her breakfast in her room while Rosas had to enter there kneeling. “El Restaurador” was also whipped by his mother up to the age of eighteen. Historians together with psychologists support the idea that he had turned in to the evil man he was due to his traumatic familiar life idealized by a possessive mother.
Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas was one of the most controversial and nefast figures in Argentina’s history. He had been in power for over 20 years. He was a landowner, a military and the leader of a-still-not-fully-unified country. Rosas represented both the man who wanted the consolidation of territory by any means, and also the bloodthirsty when executing his opposition. Some historians suggest that his traumatic childhood made of him the sort of man he used to be.
Rosas used his capacities and knowledge so as to demonstrate his authority to Argentinean society. As a land holder Rosas was an able administrator of his mother’s land; he knew how to maintain a harmonious relationship with both aborigines and small farmers who worked under his orders. His European education and his good looking but authoritative personality made him the tough man who inspired respect and fear. Rosas learnt how to make money and how to manipulate people by using his status and charisma. This fact is clearly shown by Rosas’ designation as Military Commander-in-chief and then, as Governor of Buenos Aires.
Once he became a politician, he did not measure the damage he caused by using violence to get what he wanted. Rosas favoured the centralization of power by naming himself “El Restaurador” and he also promoted the state terrorism carried out by the Federal Organization best known as “La Mazorca”.
According to some historians, Rosas developed that evil personality due to his traumatic childhood. It is said that his aristocratic education was influenced by moral values transmitted by the Spanish Inquisition. These orthodox teachings were well taught to him by his mother. Some yellow versions say that she obliged the Restaurador to serve her breakfast in her room while e had to enter the room kneeling. If something went wrong in the estancia, he was whipped in front of his employees.
Not only did Rosas rule with iron hand to fulfil his expectations, but also he had a dreadful past that might have condemned him through out his life. His aristocratic education was influenced by moral values transmitted by the Spanish Inquisition. These values were well taught to him by his mother. Some say she obliged him serve her breakfast in her room while Rosas had to enter there kneeling. “El Restaurador” was also whipped by his mother up to the age of eighteen. Historians together with psychologists support the idea that he had turned in to the evil man he was due to his traumatic familiar life idealized by a possessive mother.
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