The panhispanista vision of Javier Fernández Pesquero on the hispanic-chilean relations of beginning of the 20th century

Authors

  • Juan Luis Carrellán Ruiz Universidad de la Frontera

Abstract

The Spanish journalist Javier Fernández Pesquero resided in Chile between 1903 and 1947. During this time he worked at various newspapers as director of some of them. Conservative and nationalist, his thinking is part of panhispanismo, current hispanoamericanismo, which had set an objective that Spain «reconquer» spiritually to its former colonies through moral leadership. Fernández Pesquero followed the dynamics of relations between Spain and Chile leaving their reflections in their reporting. We selected for this research published in the Andalusian magazine La Rábida during the years of World War I in the highlights the problems observed and provides proposals to improve bilateral relations.

Keywords:

Relationships, Chile, Spain, panhispanismo, 20th Century

Author Biography

Juan Luis Carrellán Ruiz, Universidad de la Frontera

Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de La Frontera. Ha sido profesor en la Universidad de Huelva (España). Doctor en Historia por la Universidad de Huelva (2008). Magíster en Historia Latinoamericana por la Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (2002). Investigador responsable del Proyecto Fondecyt Nº 1160452, «La Patria en guerra: las colonias europeas en el sur de Chile durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y la posguerra (1914-1924)». Su principal línea de investigación son las relaciones entre Chile y España durante el primer tercio del siglo XX. Ha publicado en España, Francia y Chile.