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Descamisado
Descamisado is a Spanish word that literally means "without shirt" or "shirtless." The term was originally used as an insult by the elite of Argentina to describe the followers of Juan Peron, who served as president of Argentina from 1946 until 1955, and then again briefly from 1973 to 1974. The term was later reclaimed as a term of pride, with Juan Peron and his wife Eva Peron affectionately referring to their followers as "descamisados." And during his 1945 campaign for president, Juan Peron toured the country on a train that he named "El Descamisado."
By most accounts, the term has its origins on October 17, 1945, when thousands of supporters of Juan Peron gathered in front of the Casa Rosada to demand Peron's release from prison. While waiting for Peron on this hot day, many men in the crowd removed their shirts -- hence the term "shirtless."
The "descamisados" of Peronism have occasionally been compared to the Sans-culottes of the French Revolution.
External links
Argentine magazine "El Descamisado"
Descamisado listing on Encyclopedia Britannica
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