The promotion of Italianness in Argentina during the interwar period

Historians have almost unanimously considered the attempt to organize the Italo-Argentine community and use them as tools in spreading fascism in Argentina as a failure. The reasons for such a failure were not located in erroneous decisions made by the regime, but in the particular nature of the relationship that Italian-Argentine people had with the place in which they resided. Indeed, this facet made the aspirations of the fascists unrealistic, regardless of any specific strategies they adopted. The will to integrate into Argentine society ultimately kept pace with the Argentinian government's pressure to nationalize immigrants. It should also be noted that, both the institutions and leading personalities of the Italo-Argentine community who were closer to fascism, gave diversified answers to the regime's proposal. In general, the prevailing attitude was a tendency to insist on the affinities existing between the two countries. Ultimately, although loyalty to the country of origin and the desire to defend Italian identity and culture were not denied, there was a clear attempt to make the regime understand that the future of Italian emigrants and their children was more closely linked to that of the Argentine society.