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Letter signed by Juan Perón (1961)

Letter signed by Juan Perón (1961)

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In 1961, exiled and greatly annoyed by an English journalist, Argentine President Juan Perón criticizes and counter-argues.

  • Typed letter, signed in red by Juan Perón to Don Lawrence A. Flockhart, in London.
  • One page, with the original envelope, stamps, and "Juan Perón" letterhead.
  • In Spanish.
  • 21 cm x 29.5 cm.
  • Madrid, October 18, 1961.
  • Good overall condition, fragile paper.
  • Unique piece.

My dear friend:

Today I received your letter of October 4th and thank you for your kind greeting, which I return with my deepest affection.

I read the article “The Treasure that Perón Can’t Touch,” published by Randolph Churchill in the “News Of The World,” which you sent me. Undoubtedly, he is an indecent slanderer, one of many who seek notoriety at the expense of others' honor. I usually don't bother with these fools, because when one resorts to slander, insult, or accusation, it is because one honors a value or something one fears or envies.

However, as this "sorcerer's apprentice" refers to the current situation in Argentina, I am pleased to send you two documents in which I comment on such matters, fully adhering to reality through data and statistics that, undoubtedly, this tourist does not know. The regrettable thing is that the “News Of The World” lent itself to this defamatory publication, which also shows me that it is a newspaper of little value and importance.

As for the personal insults that this scoundrel gratuitously directs at me, perhaps one day he can swallow them with his own tongue. My vast experience tells me, on the other hand, that everything this slanderer has said is to curry favor with my political enemies, who will undoubtedly have given him some business; this is usually how such services are paid for.

I do not know by what force of destiny the children of important people usually turn out to be idiots, especially when it comes to alcoholic inheritance, and I imagine that this Randolph has not escaped this law of inheritance. For this reason, I am inclined to think that he is a despicable character, not worth engaging in irrelevant and ineffective refutations. Nevertheless, I send you this letter and the reports, to which I previously referred, should you deem it pertinent to say something.

Thank you very much for your attention, I am pleased to be at your service for whatever you may need, and I reiterate my affectionate greeting and gratitude.

A big hug.

Juan Perón

  • Extensive typewritten document in 10 parts, written by Juan Perón for his "compañeros" in Argentina.
  • This is a complete and incisive summary of the current political, social, and economic situation in Argentina, as well as the decline of the "so-called governing class," followed by "Where do we go from here?".
  • 64 pages, with "Juan Perón" letterhead.
  • In Spanish.
  • ~ 21 cm x 29 cm.
  • Madrid, October 1961.
  • Good overall condition, fragile paper
  • Unique piece.

Juan Perón (1895 - 1974) was president of Argentina between 1946 and 1955 and between 1973 and 1974. The military coup in September 1955 forced him into exile until 1973 in Paraguay, Venezuela, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and for some time in Madrid, where he wrote this letter and document.

With a great cult of personality and close to the ideas of Hitler and Mussolini during World War II, Perón is considered a dictator by historians. However, the main difference from fascism was that the Peronist regime maintained a multi-party system and respect for the Constitution, including the separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers. Despite his authoritarian and very repressive stance, Juan Perón was permanently acclaimed between 1945 and 1955 through various elections that confirmed the popularity of his "Third Way" policy, which aimed to be an alternative between capitalism and communism.

Another reason for his popularity was Juan Perón's second wife, Eva or Evita for others, who greatly contributed to the social image of Peronism among the poorer classes of the population through her work with the sick, the elderly, and orphans. Although her precise role in the politics of Perón's first term remains controversial, Eva Perón certainly introduced issues of justice and social equality into the national discourse.

In 1961, after Evita's death, Juan Perón married cabaret singer María Estela Martínez, who became his third wife and successor in office. Argentina in the 1950s and 1960s was marked by frequent changes in government (eight heads of state from 1955-1973), low economic growth, continuous social pressure, and two military dictatorships ("Liberating Revolution" in 1955-58 and "Argentine Revolution" from 1966-1973). In exile, Juan Perón continued to observe and analyze the situation in Argentina and communicate with Argentine and foreign allies and sympathizers.

It is in this context that Juan Perón wrote this letter to Don Lawrence A. Flockhart, an 18-year-old English fascist and Peronist. In it, Perón comments on the article "The Treasure that Perón can't touch" by Randolph Churchill, published in the newspaper "News of the World" and sent by Flockhart. He vigorously criticizes the author, calling him a "scoundrel," and describes the newspaper as being of "little value and importance." To explain his reasoning, he attaches a manuscript where the economic situation of Argentina was analyzed with "data and statistics."

Here we appreciate Perón's style and emotion in this important year of 1961, when, certainly frustrated by his exile, he explains his historical vision in a very relevant way in the second document. Interesting details also include the personalized letterhead and the red signature of one of the most important Latin personalities of the 20th century.

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