Representation and Power

The Newspaper El Comercio and the War against Spain (1862-1866)

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https://doi.org/10.24215/24690457e031

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press, representations, public opinion, El Comercio

Abstract

This article analyzes the discursive representations made by the newspaper El Comercio, founded in Lima in 1839, which served to disseminate an imaginary public opinion about the events referred to the war between Peru and Spain. The study demonstrates how the influence exerted by the publication, through patriotic speeches, fears and a strong position against the decisions taken by the country's authorities, stimulated the reaction of public opinion and became the violent resistnace of Limans against Spanish intentions in South America.

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2019-09-05

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Mejía, W. (2019). Representation and Power: The Newspaper El Comercio and the War against Spain (1862-1866). Improntas, (6), e031. https://doi.org/10.24215/24690457e031

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No. 6 (2018)

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