<b>The “convención nacional constituyente” of 1870: the political-democratic debates as viewed through the press</b> - doi: 10.4025/dialogos.v9i2.146 <b>Las luchas político-democráticas através de la prensa y la convención nacional constituyente de 1870</b> - doi: 10.4025/dialogos.v9i2.146

• Main Author: Adelina Pusineri
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2010-05-01
• Series: Diálogos
• Online Access: http://www.uem.br/dialogos/index.php?journal=ojs&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=146

During the period of military occupation of Asunci&amp;oacute;n, there appeared a newspaper entitled &amp;ldquo;La Regeneraci&amp;oacute;n&amp;rdquo;. This period begining in 1869, is known as the period of &amp;ldquo;democratic struggles&amp;rdquo;. The articles published in &amp;ldquo;La Regeneraci&amp;oacute;n&amp;rdquo; will be the foundation of this brief historical study. This study will also illuminate the commentaries about everyday life and the war, still being fougt by Solano L&amp;oacute;pez in isolated regions of the nation. The political instability of the period was reflected by the National Constitutional Convention of 1870, during which control and power was bitterly contested. Nevertheless the Constitution brought new opinions and ideas to the fore; these opinions and ideas were not only political but also cultural in nature. The new Constitution became known as the &amp;ldquo;most democratic&amp;rdquo; in Paraguayan history. The press, such as &amp;ldquo;La Regeneraci&amp;oacute;n&amp;rdquo;, took advantage of the liberties awared under the new constitution to vocalize many of these emergent political and cultural thoughts.<br>Durante la ocupaci&amp;oacute;n , en el a&amp;ntilde;o 1869 aparece el peri&amp;oacute;dico &amp;ldquo;La Regeneraci&amp;oacute;n&amp;rdquo;; etapa conocida como &amp;ldquo;de las luchas democr&amp;aacute;ticas&amp;rdquo; en el Paraguay, cuyas manifestaciones publicadas exclusivamente en dicho peri&amp;oacute;dico ser&amp;aacute;n tomadas para este breve estudio hist&amp;oacute;rico; adem&amp;aacute;s de otras formas de presentar los comentarios relacionados con la vida cotidiana y la guerra que a&amp;uacute;n segu&amp;iacute;a comandada por el Presidente L&amp;oacute;pez. La agitaci&amp;oacute;n pol&amp;iacute;tica fue el desahogo de la postguerra, reflejada en las luchas de poderes hacia la Convenci&amp;oacute;n Nacional Constituyente de 1870. La Constituci&amp;oacute;n trajo nuevas ideas y fuerza de opini&amp;oacute;n, tanto pol&amp;iacute;tica como culturalmente, conoci&amp;eacute;ndosela como la m&amp;aacute;s &amp;ldquo;democr&amp;aacute;tica&amp;rdquo;, con la libertad de expresi&amp;oacute;n, manifestada a trav&amp;eacute;s de la nueva prensa escrita.