Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico

The goal of this article consists in analyzing the doctrinal position of a twentieth century Mexican right wing representative regarding the bipolarity of the Cold War.This was the case of Salvador Abascal Infante (1910 – 2000), intellectual and reactionary, who analyzed the Mexican twentieth centur...

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Main Author:	García Naranjo, Francisco Alejandro
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Language:	spa eng
Published:	Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2015
Subjects:	Cold War Mexican right wing anticommunism international Judaism Catholicism. guerra fría derecha mexicana anticomunismo judaísmo internacional catolicismo Guerre froide droite mexicaine anticommunisme judaïsme international catholicisme.
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description	The goal of this article consists in analyzing the doctrinal position of a twentieth century Mexican right wing representative regarding the bipolarity of the Cold War.This was the case of Salvador Abascal Infante (1910 – 2000), intellectual and reactionary, who analyzed the Mexican twentieth century in each of his works, and judged it as an era of moral decadence due to the inluence of unbelief and the battle against Catholicism that, in his opinion, were carried out by the Mexican Revolution and the governments of the post revolution, particularly the Presidency of LázaroCárdenas (1934 – 1940). In this sense, Abascal Infante typiied the government of Cárdenas as part of the expansion of “international communism”, and, at the same time, execrated the inluence of the United States, as a Jewish and protestantnation, over Mexico and the world. Confronted with Cold War scenarios, this public leader discredited both communism and the United States for “threatening”, the catholic integrity of the country, in several ways.
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spelling	oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-32042023-11-27T20:07:31Z Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico Entre la histeria anticomunista y el rencor antiyanqui: Salvador Abascal y los escenarios de la guerra fría en México Entre l’hystérie anticommuniste et la rancoeur antiyankee. Salvador Abascal et les décors de la guerre froide au Mexique García Naranjo, Francisco Alejandro Cold War Mexican right wing anticommunism international Judaism Catholicism. guerra fría derecha mexicana anticomunismo judaísmo internacional catolicismo Guerre froide droite mexicaine anticommunisme judaïsme international catholicisme. The goal of this article consists in analyzing the doctrinal position of a twentieth century Mexican right wing representative regarding the bipolarity of the Cold War.This was the case of Salvador Abascal Infante (1910 – 2000), intellectual and reactionary, who analyzed the Mexican twentieth century in each of his works, and judged it as an era of moral decadence due to the inluence of unbelief and the battle against Catholicism that, in his opinion, were carried out by the Mexican Revolution and the governments of the post revolution, particularly the Presidency of LázaroCárdenas (1934 – 1940). In this sense, Abascal Infante typiied the government of Cárdenas as part of the expansion of “international communism”, and, at the same time, execrated the inluence of the United States, as a Jewish and protestantnation, over Mexico and the world. Confronted with Cold War scenarios, this public leader discredited both communism and the United States for “threatening”, the catholic integrity of the country, in several ways. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el posicionamiento doctrinal de un exponente de la derecha mexicana del siglo XX respecto a la bipolaridad de la Guerra fría. Ese fue el caso del intelectual reaccionario Salvador Abascal Infante (1910-2000), quien en sendas obras analizó el siglo XX mexicano, al que juzgó una era de decadencia moral por influjo del descreimiento y el combate al catolicismo que, a su parecer, llevaron a cabo la Revolución mexicana y los gobiernos de la posrevolución, particularmente la Presidencia de Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940). En ese sentido, Abascal Infante caracterizó al gobierno de Cárdenas como parte de la avanzada del “comunismo internacional”, a la vez que execró la influencia en México y en el mundo de los Estados Unidos como nación judía y protestante. Frente a los escenarios de la Guerra fría, dicho personaje descalificó tanto al comunismo como a los Estados Unidos por “atentar” por distintas vías contra la integridad católica en el país. L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser le positionnement doctrinal de Salvador Abascal Infante (1910-2000), membre éminent de la droite mexicaine du XXe siècle en ce quiconcerne la bipolarité de la Guerre froide. Cet intellectuel réactionnaire, analyse dans deux de ses oeuvres le XXe siècle mexicain, jugeant celui-ci comme une ère de décadence morale qui s’explique par la perte de la foi et les combats contre le catholicisme. A son avis, telle a été l’oeuvre qu’ont mené à bien la Révolution mexicaine et les gouvernements de la post-révolution, particulièrement la Présidence de Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940). En ce sens, Abascal Infante caractérise le gouvernement de Cárdenas comme une partie de l’avant-garde du “communisme international”, en même temps qu’il répudie l’inluence au Mexique et dans le mondedes Etats-Unis, pays qu’il considérait comme une nation juive et protestante. Face aux enjeux de la Guerre froide, Abascal a responsabilisé aussi bien le communisme que les Etats-Unis de “menacer” par de différentes voies l’intégrité catholique de son pays. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2015-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/html https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/3204 10.19053/20275137.3204 Historia Y Memoria; No. 10 (2015): History of women; 165-198 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 10 (2015): Enero-Junio 2015. Historia de las mujeres ; 165-198 Historia Y Memoria; No 10 (2015): Histoire des femmes ; 165-198 2322-777X 2027-5137 spa eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/3204/2865 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/3204/5519 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/3204/6105 Derechos de autor 2015 Historia Y MEMORIA
spellingShingle	Cold War Mexican right wing anticommunism international Judaism Catholicism. guerra fría derecha mexicana anticomunismo judaísmo internacional catolicismo Guerre froide droite mexicaine anticommunisme judaïsme international catholicisme. García Naranjo, Francisco Alejandro Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title	Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title_alt	Entre la histeria anticomunista y el rencor antiyanqui: Salvador Abascal y los escenarios de la guerra fría en México Entre l’hystérie anticommuniste et la rancoeur antiyankee. Salvador Abascal et les décors de la guerre froide au Mexique
title_full	Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title_fullStr	Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title_short	Between anti-communist hysteria and anti-yankee resentment. Salvador Abascal and cold war scenarios in Mexico
title_sort	between anti communist hysteria and anti yankee resentment salvador abascal and cold war scenarios in mexico
topic	Cold War Mexican right wing anticommunism international Judaism Catholicism. guerra fría derecha mexicana anticomunismo judaísmo internacional catolicismo Guerre froide droite mexicaine anticommunisme judaïsme international catholicisme.
topic_facet	Cold War Mexican right wing anticommunism international Judaism Catholicism. guerra fría derecha mexicana anticomunismo judaísmo internacional catolicismo Guerre froide droite mexicaine anticommunisme judaïsme international catholicisme.
url	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/3204
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