Femicidio y emociones en la Argentina rosista: el caso de Paulino Rojas y Encarnación Fierro

Abstract

Gender violence and femicide are in the center of current debates about feminism and have undoubtedly been one of the main axes of public and political mobilization in the last decade in Argentina and the rest of Latin America. This article proposes a historical view on the treatment and social visibility of both terms (gender violence and femicide) from the study of a particular case of 19th century Argentina: the trial of military and independence hero Paulino Rojas, the main suspect in the death of his wife, Encarnación Fierro. The case of Rojas and Fierro is a key example to understand the relationships, hierarchies, and interpersonal alliances (military and affective) of the Rosista period, the value of emotions in the construction of subjects in the 19th century, and their impact on citizenship and women’s rights.