Domingo F. Sarmientos Argirpolis

This book provides the first English translation of Argirpolis (1850) by the Argentine Domingo F. Sarmiento, one of the most important political and cultural figures of nineteenth-century Latin America. Argirpolis proposes the union of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay into the United States of South America or the United States of the Ro de la Plata, with a capital on Martn Garca island. It anticipates some aspects of the continents future, such as the formation of Mercosur (the Southern Common Market) in 1991. Argirpolis explores politics, modernity, and nation formation, making Sarmientos treatise one of Argentina and Latin Americas most relevant programmatic texts. Presented alongside a critical introduction that situates the essay in its historical and political contexts, this translation allows English-speaking readers to explore nineteenth-century Latin American perspectives on concepts such as the nation-state, sovereignty, progress, space, and modernity.