摘要
This paper will focus on the Afro-Argentinian press of Buenos Aires, between 1873 and 1882, as a particular phenomenon inscribed in the state building process of Argentine. We will analyse the ways in which these newspapers circulated and the relationship they developed with their readers and between each other. We will also see that, through the powerful tools given by the press and the actions of the journalists, the Afro-descendant community of Buenos Aires was progressively ※watched§, but permeated altogether with the ideas of ※civilization and progress§ that their journalists felt this community lacked. El trabajo se centra en la prensa afroporte a en el per赤odo comprendido entre 1873 y 1882, estudi芍ndola como un conjunto particular dentro del proceso general de consolidaci車n del Estado-naci車n argentino. Indagamos en su funcionamiento, circulaci車n y formas y, especialmente, en la relaci車n entre los directores y redactores de los peri車dicos entre s赤 y con sus lectores. Sostendremos que, a trav谷s de la acci車n de los periodistas y con las herramientas poderosas que daba la prensa, se promovieron las ideas de ※progreso§ en una comunidad afroporte a que, asimismo, se vio progresivamente controlada por sus intelectuales.