Rebels or Mutineers? Military Justice and the making of a Republican order in Argentina, 1893-1905

This article analyzes the changes that occurred in the way the military personnel implicated in crimes of rebellion in Argentina were tried in the late 19th and early 20th century. We focus on the study of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in the face of the uprisings of 1893 and 1905 to explore the formation of a republican military jurisdiction and the strengthening of the punitive capacities of the state in a context of strong political conflict. It is argued that the causes of military rebels confronted various different conceptions about the revolution, freedom, and civil guarantees.