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Norberto Galasso Dies at 90

His death spotlights his role in shaping Peronist and revisionist readings of Argentine history.

Overview

  • The historian Norberto Galasso died in Buenos Aires at age 90 on Monday, September 7, 2026.
  • He published more than fifty essays, biographies and studies that promoted popular, anti‑imperialist and revisionist views of Argentine and Latin American history.
  • Several of his books were censored and pulled from circulation during Argentina’s 1976–1983 military dictatorship, and he taught informal history courses outside universities known as the 'universidad de las catacumbas'.
  • His passing drew public tributes from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and other Peronist figures and recalled a 2014 designation as 'embajador de la cultura popular argentina' that the government revoked in 2025.
  • The Biblioteca Nacional holds the public Galasso archive, and a 2023 documentary plus a 2024 cultural site designation will shape how readers and scholars access his work and debate his legacy.