Hipólito Yrigoyen

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Hipólito Yrigoyen

Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852-1933) was Argentina's first democratically elected president. He served two non-consecutive terms (1916-1922 and 1928-1930). He wasn't able to finish his second presidency as he was overthrown by a military coup, which was the first of many during Argentina's 20th century.

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El monumento a Cristóbal ColónEl monumento a Cristóbal Colón · 1921
El monumento a Cristóbal Colón
1921
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The film begins with the label "The Monument to Christopher Columbus" and has a subtitle that completes it: "Donated to the municipality of Buenos Aires by the Italian community on the occasion of the first centenary of Argentine independence." The film records multiple events, over a little over a year, “from the arrival of the various parts of the monument, and the construction of the base, to the erection of the statue.” The first images are dated May 1920 and The last ones correspond to the day of the inauguration of the monument, June 15, 1921. During that period the film documents the arrival at the port of the monument in the hold of the ship “Olimpo” until its inauguration with the presence of President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

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