The transnational perspective has renewed in recent years the historiography on APRA, from problems and approaches that do not cover the issues of disputes between its defenders and detractors in Peru. This renewal has allowed to restore the dynamics of aprismo networks in the continent. This work seeks to contribute some more threads to the knowledge of these networks, through the political and intellectual itinerary of Francisco Capelli. This is the case of a militant who promoted the formation of an APRA union of students in the city of La Plata, Argentina, in the thirties, and then served as leader of the organization Fuerza de Orientación Radical de la Joven Argentina ( FORJA), where he became the Secretary General. This nationalist organization, detached from the trunk of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), was later incorporated into Peronism, and Capelli was part of the management of...

During the 1930’s in Argentina there were two Aprist organizations mainlyencouraged by Argentinean militants. These groups, though somewhat marginalin the political arena of Argentina, sought to build a political alternative in thatcountry inspired by the APRA. Some of the questions about the difficulties ofestablishing an «Argentinean Aprism» may be answered through the analysisof some characteristics of these organizations and the reconstruction of thepolitical and intellectual networks in which its members participated. And, atthe same time, the analysis produces new evidence related to APRA’s historyin Argentina, which until now had not been evaluated.

La perspectiva transnacional ha renovado en los últimos años la historiografía sobre la Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA), a partir de problemas y abordajes que no recorren los temas de las disputas entre sus defensores y detractores en Perú. Dicha renovación ha permitido restituir la dinámica de las redes del aprismo en el continente. Este trabajo procura aportar algunos hilos más al conocimiento de esas redes, a través del itinerario político e intelectual de Francisco Capelli. Se trata del caso de un militante que impulsó la formación de un sindicato aprista de estudiantes en la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina, en la década del treinta, y luego se desempeñó como dirigente de la organización Fuerza de Orientación Radical de la Joven Argentina (FORJA), en donde llegó a ocupar el cargo de Secretario General. Esta organización nacionalista, desprendida del tr...

During the 1930’s in Argentina there were two Aprist organizations mainlyencouraged by Argentinean militants. These groups, though somewhat marginalin the political arena of Argentina, sought to build a political alternative in thatcountry inspired by the APRA. Some of the questions about the difficulties ofestablishing an «Argentinean Aprism» may be answered through the analysisof some characteristics of these organizations and the reconstruction of thepolitical and intellectual networks in which its members participated. And, atthe same time, the analysis produces new evidence related to APRA’s historyin Argentina, which until now had not been evaluated.