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Fonseca’s funeral: political strategies in Chilean communist illegality, july 1949

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  • Jorge Rojas Flores Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
No. 53 (2020): Diciembre

Abstract

Ricardo Fonseca’s funeral was not only the posthumous tribute to who had been General Secretary of the Chilean Communist Party. In the context of the political proscription that affected the communists, the organization of the funerals, in mid-1949, became an effective political tool that sought to influence that complex scenario, demonstrating the strength that could still be deployed and reinforcing its own party identity, affected by its virtual marginalization of political life. This was expressed in the thorough preparation of the funeral, the monumental character that adopted the ritual and the impact it had on other political actors.

Keywords:

Guerra Fría, Ritualidad funeraria, Comunismo, Cold War, Funerary ritual, Communism

Author Biography

Jorge Rojas Flores, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Doctor en Estudios Americanos, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, profesor del Instituto de Historia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-5193. Correo electrónico: jrojaso@uc.cl      

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Rojas Flores, J. (2020). Fonseca’s funeral: political strategies in Chilean communist illegality, july 1949. Cuadernos De Historia, (53), pp. 77–112. Retrieved from https://revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl/index.php/CDH/article/view/60231
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