Juan Díaz de Solís and the Discovery of the Río de la Plata. Transnational Dialogues and Discussions for the Elaboration of an Official Historical Narrative in the Southern Cone (1860-1900)

This article examines the process of construction of the official historical narrative around the figure of the sailor Juan Díaz de Solís during the second half of the nineteenth century. The analysis of the dialogues and controversies that took place between different actors in the literate communi...