Luchas políticas por la memoria del Centro de Veteranos de Guerra “Malvinas Argentinas” de Neuquén (Argentina, 1997-2017).

Abstract

: The paper addresses the political struggles for the memory of Malvinas from the actions of an entity that brings together former combatants of the South Atlantic Conflict: the War Veterans Center “Malvinas Argentinas” in Neuquén (Argentina). In particular, the work historicizes the meanings that this entity grants to the Malvinas symbol (as a sovereign cause and war) from its foundation in 1997 to 2017, a fundamental periodo of realignament in the movement of former combatants and y the Malvinas’ memorial map. It is, therefore, a contribution of a study in a local key - although without neglecting the dialogue with other national and local / regional scales - to the historiography of Malvinas from a sociocultural perspective of the war and post-war period, approach of incipient