Daniel Arrieta    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Hispanic Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Associate Professor
Date	2011/08/27
Presentation Theme	Gaucho and Bandeirante: Literary Myth vs. Historic Character in the construction of the Argentinian and Brazilian States.
Conference	VII International Congress of the Asian Association of Hispanists
Promoters	Beijing University of Foreign Studies
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Beijing, China
Details	The epic interpretation and the supposed democratization of the component elements of the Brazilian bandeirantes, as well as the romantic and Eurocentric approach in the characterization of the Argentine gaucho in literature, show a too simplistic and folkloric image of the reality of the São Paulo exploration companies and the role of the gaucho in the border areas. This paper intends to show the similarities and differences between both processes of literary mythology, as well as their degree of success in the construction of a national identity.