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A monarchist Argentina would be interesting. It appears that everything is going well thus far- now that Brazil has defeated Paraguay, are they going to start antagonizing Argentina?
There will be an update on the state of the rest of the world soon, don't worry.
Let us hope we can have a few years of peace before descending into war again
I have thank you.
Unfortunately for Monarchist Argentina it does not have the best flag in HFM but tis just personal opinion. As for Brazil, they haven't come after me or my allies yet but we do not have the greatest of relations so it is only a matter of time.
Also I apologize to everyone for the length of how long between updates. There will be a new update soon.
Politics of Argentina in the 1860s
The Rosas Constitution of 1852 put to rest the conflict between Federalist and Unitarians. The factions that had been fighting with each other were now at an end. No longer would the political battles be waged with Montoneras and other Militias but instead they would fight within the political arena.
The issues that would create these new parties would arise out of the various events that were occurring in the Nazario Benavídez Presidency. The issues of what should be the economy and voting franchise were all issues of the day.
The nature of the economy would lead to the creation of the Conservative Partido Autonomista Nacional or National Autonomist Party sometimes shortened to just PAN. The national autonomist party was an agrarian party. They believed that it was the farming but more importantly the cattle raising that should be the primary source for Argentina’s economy. They also believed that the government should be able to intervene in the markets to protect the farmers. This naturally meant that their base of support was within the Pampas region and strongest among the farmers and ranchers. Consequently PAN became one of the loudest voices for expanding southward and conquering the desert.
Contrasting the PAN was the Partido Liberal or Liberal Party. The Liberal Party favored industrialization and urbanization. To go along with this, they preferred a Laissez faire with the government being forbidden to interfere in the markets. While they did not wish to interfere in the economy, they did wish to support industrialization particularly of railroads.
In between them was the Conservative Partido Nacional or National Party which unofficially was the party of Nazario Benavídez; technically he was not a member and wouldn’t join the PN till after his presidency but his policies lined up mostly with them. Similar to the Liberals they favored industrialization, though they practiced economic nationalization. They believed that the government should be able to intervene in order to protect the national interests of Argentina.
The political Franchise was another major issue. Both the PAN and National Party were fairly aligned in that the franchise established by the constitution of 1852 is what should be the rights for the country. However this contrasts with the Liberal party that sought to broaden franchise to all Argentinians. They thought the constitution did not go far enough and that all should be allowed to vote.
That said the parties were not unified in terms of immigration. All three parties had their own views. The Partidio Nacional believed in keeping rights limited to native Argentinians. The Partido Autonomista Nacional however supported President Benavídez’s immigration policy and believed in immigration. Anyone after all can be a gaucho. The Liberal Party was in between the two conservatives and supported a more limited immigration policy mainly focusing on encouraging immigrants from the rest of central and south America as well as the Spanish empire to immigrate to Argentina.
It would be these differing views on the economy and on political enfranchisement that would be the major political battles that would be waged in Argentina during the following decades. However they would be fought within parliament not on the battlefield.
In foreign affairs the parties were all aligned that Argentina’s military needed to be strong and powerful. There was the ever present danger from the Empire of Brazil that they would try and declare war on Argentina. Thus having a strong army was a center point of all three parties policies.
While peace reigned in Argentina and South America following the end of the Brazilian-Paraguayan war, that could not be said for North America. While the British and America were able to come to an agreement over their borders despite it looking like it might have broken out in war, America would soon turn in on herself as the Southern part of the United States sought to leave the country creating a bloody civil war.
The American Civil War did have some positive effects for the economy of Argentina as it meant more European business were interested in trading with them over the Americans. Which meant more money to fuel the growing industrialization.
In Europe though things had quieted down following the springtime of nations. The French Empire was restored with the Napoleon the 3rd on the throne. The German states were slowly starting to unify under the Prussians and had formed a north German Federation. In the south the Italians were looking to Sardinia to unite them. While the Austrians had solved for the time being the crisis with the Hungarians and evolved into Austria-Hungary.
Argentina’s relations with Spain had managed to help bloom into a decent trade relationship. With the Spanish colony of the Philippines being on the far side of the world from Spain, and no route from the Caribbean to the pacific, it meant Spanish traffic was routed southwards and often stopping in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities along the coast.
The Rosas Constitution of 1852 put to rest the conflict between Federalist and Unitarians. The factions that had been fighting with each other were now at an end. No longer would the political battles be waged with Montoneras and other Militias but instead they would fight within the political arena.
The issues that would create these new parties would arise out of the various events that were occurring in the Nazario Benavídez Presidency. The issues of what should be the economy and voting franchise were all issues of the day.
The nature of the economy would lead to the creation of the Conservative Partido Autonomista Nacional or National Autonomist Party sometimes shortened to just PAN. The national autonomist party was an agrarian party. They believed that it was the farming but more importantly the cattle raising that should be the primary source for Argentina’s economy. They also believed that the government should be able to intervene in the markets to protect the farmers. This naturally meant that their base of support was within the Pampas region and strongest among the farmers and ranchers. Consequently PAN became one of the loudest voices for expanding southward and conquering the desert.
Contrasting the PAN was the Partido Liberal or Liberal Party. The Liberal Party favored industrialization and urbanization. To go along with this, they preferred a Laissez faire with the government being forbidden to interfere in the markets. While they did not wish to interfere in the economy, they did wish to support industrialization particularly of railroads.
In between them was the Conservative Partido Nacional or National Party which unofficially was the party of Nazario Benavídez; technically he was not a member and wouldn’t join the PN till after his presidency but his policies lined up mostly with them. Similar to the Liberals they favored industrialization, though they practiced economic nationalization. They believed that the government should be able to intervene in order to protect the national interests of Argentina.
The political Franchise was another major issue. Both the PAN and National Party were fairly aligned in that the franchise established by the constitution of 1852 is what should be the rights for the country. However this contrasts with the Liberal party that sought to broaden franchise to all Argentinians. They thought the constitution did not go far enough and that all should be allowed to vote.
That said the parties were not unified in terms of immigration. All three parties had their own views. The Partidio Nacional believed in keeping rights limited to native Argentinians. The Partido Autonomista Nacional however supported President Benavídez’s immigration policy and believed in immigration. Anyone after all can be a gaucho. The Liberal Party was in between the two conservatives and supported a more limited immigration policy mainly focusing on encouraging immigrants from the rest of central and south America as well as the Spanish empire to immigrate to Argentina.
It would be these differing views on the economy and on political enfranchisement that would be the major political battles that would be waged in Argentina during the following decades. However they would be fought within parliament not on the battlefield.
In foreign affairs the parties were all aligned that Argentina’s military needed to be strong and powerful. There was the ever present danger from the Empire of Brazil that they would try and declare war on Argentina. Thus having a strong army was a center point of all three parties policies.
While peace reigned in Argentina and South America following the end of the Brazilian-Paraguayan war, that could not be said for North America. While the British and America were able to come to an agreement over their borders despite it looking like it might have broken out in war, America would soon turn in on herself as the Southern part of the United States sought to leave the country creating a bloody civil war.
The American Civil War did have some positive effects for the economy of Argentina as it meant more European business were interested in trading with them over the Americans. Which meant more money to fuel the growing industrialization.
In Europe though things had quieted down following the springtime of nations. The French Empire was restored with the Napoleon the 3rd on the throne. The German states were slowly starting to unify under the Prussians and had formed a north German Federation. In the south the Italians were looking to Sardinia to unite them. While the Austrians had solved for the time being the crisis with the Hungarians and evolved into Austria-Hungary.
Argentina’s relations with Spain had managed to help bloom into a decent trade relationship. With the Spanish colony of the Philippines being on the far side of the world from Spain, and no route from the Caribbean to the pacific, it meant Spanish traffic was routed southwards and often stopping in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities along the coast.
Good times and prosperity lay ahead for Argentina!
well the Partido Federal goes away around this time as it got deactivated and the PAN and Partido Nacional came about.