Andrea Bocco

Escribir desde las sierras. Disputas ficcionales en clave facciosa desde las gacetas gauchescas en 1830

Introduction

Escribir desde las sierras. Disputas ficcionales en clave facciosa desde las gacetas gauchescas en 1830. Explora "El Serrano" (1830), gaceta gauchesca unitaria de Córdoba, y sus disputas ficcionales contra la prensa federal. Analiza su origen rural y voz plebeya.

Abstract

Abordamos el periódico El Serrano (1830-1831), editado en Córdoba y atribuido al fraile Juan Pablo Moyano, con el objetivo de analizar qué lugar ocupa en el sistema de la prensa popular de la década de 1830 y cómo reflexiona acerca de sus propias condiciones de producción. Esta gaceta, adscripta a la gauchesca facciosa, se presenta como una voz plebeya unitaria desde las sierras, en oposición al federalismo de la prensa porteña, especialmente El Gaucho de Luis Pérez. El Serrano ficcionaliza su origen rural junto a su enunciador gaucho y problematiza la situación de escritura por fuera del espacio citadino. En la disputa simbólica por representar al “pueblo”, se establece un contrapunto constante con la prensa federal. La elección del locus serrano y la exclusión de personajes femeninos reflejan limitaciones materiales y decisiones estéticas vinculadas al género gauchesco. 

Review

The proposed article, "Escribir desde las sierras. Disputas ficcionales en clave facciosa desde las gacetas gauchescas en 1830," promises a fascinating and timely analysis of early 19th-century Argentine popular press. The abstract clearly outlines the paper's central objective: to examine *El Serrano* (1830-1831), a Córdoba-based newspaper attributed to Fray Juan Pablo Moyano, within the context of the 1830s popular press system. The authors intend to explore *El Serrano*'s self-reflexive engagement with its own production conditions, positioning it as a "plebeya unitaria" voice from the sierras, directly challenging the federalist press from Buenos Aires, notably *El Gaucho*. A key strength highlighted in the abstract is the focus on how *El Serrano* strategically "ficcionaliza su origen rural" and constructs a gaucho enunciator to problematize the act of writing outside the urban center. This approach promises to illuminate the intricate ways political factions utilized the burgeoning popular press, and particularly the *gauchesca* genre, to represent and contest the notion of "the people." The abstract also points to an intriguing analysis of the "locus serrano"—not just a geographical setting but a deliberate aesthetic and political choice. The mention of the exclusion of female characters, linked to both material limitations and genre conventions, suggests a nuanced understanding of the intersection of political messaging, textual production, and gender representation within the *gauchesca facciosa*. This research appears poised to make a significant contribution to the fields of Latin American cultural history, media studies, and literary criticism, particularly concerning the *gauchesca* genre and its journalistic manifestations. By focusing on a regional publication like *El Serrano*, the article moves beyond the traditional Buenos Aires-centric view, offering valuable insights into the polyphonic nature of political discourse and popular identity formation in post-independence Argentina. The exploration of "disputas ficcionales en clave facciosa" suggests a sophisticated analysis of how literary strategies were harnessed for partisan ends, making this an article of considerable historical and theoretical relevance.

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