“El suplicio de Prometeo, en que los gefes son el buitre y los soldados las víctimas”. Disciplina y castigos en el Ejército de Línea durante la construcción del orden republicano. Argentina, 1860-1894

Abstract

This paper aims to address the operation of military justice in Argentina during the period of the so-called "National Organization" that began in the mid-nineteenth century. We will review the influence and survival of the Spanish military tradition expressed in the military ordinances issued by Carlos III (1768) together with the different modalities used by the military authorities to repress military crimes. For this analysis, we will delve into aspects related to the management of internal discipline and military justice that is expressed in the punitive practices applied in various situations within the units of the Army of the Line, together with the laws and military decrees sanctioned during the second mid-nineteenth century in Argentina.

Keywords

• military justice
• argentine history
• military ordinances
• 19th century
• armed forces