Name
Iturbe, Alberto, 1913-1981 (Interviewee)
Gutiérrez, Leandro (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Alberto Iturbe, 1972
Abstract
Family background, education; lifelong connection with province of Jujuy: Director of Public Works, Governor 1946-52, senator 1952-55; detailed discussion of political and economic conditions of province: feudal control by land-owners and companies, sugar industry, silver and lead mines, isolation, extremes of climate and vegetation, native Indian population; reforms during his administration: taxe s, hospitals and health services, housing, education, roads; political control of provincial legislature; contributions of Eva Peron Foundation; failure to organize Peronist Party women's branch; senate career: education, housing, provisional president of senate
Collection Name
Argentina project
Subjects
Legislators--Argentina; Governors--Argentina; Peronism; Argentina Economic conditions 1945-1983; Argentina History 20th century; Argentina Politics and government 20th century; Iturbe, Alberto, 1913-1981
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1972
Physical Description
57 pages
Note (Biographical)
Civil engineer, governor, senator
Note (Language)
In Spanish
Note
Interviewed by Leandro Gutiérrez on September 23 and October 9, 1972
Language
Spanish
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
16775177
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/f48r-n755
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.