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The '''Sociedad Popular Restauradora''' ({{lang-es|Popular Restorer Society}}) was an Argentine [[security agency]] that worked |
The '''Sociedad Popular Restauradora''' ({{lang-es|Popular Restorer Society}}) was an Argentine [[security agency]] that worked for [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]] in the mid-nineteenth century. It is known by its armed force, known as the ''Mazorca''. |
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It was created by [[Encarnación Ezcurra]], wife of Rosas, during the [[Revolution of the Restorers]], and disbanded by Rosas in 1846. It was focused in locating people (mostly [[Unitarian Party|Unitarians]], but also opposing [[Federales (Argentina)|Federals]]) involved in conspiracies against Rosas. Modern historical investigations that set apart the executions performed by the Mazorca and deaths generated during wartime or military-related executions number those deaths |
It was created by [[Encarnación Ezcurra]], wife of Rosas, during the [[Revolution of the Restorers]], and disbanded by Rosas in 1846. It was focused in locating people (mostly [[Unitarian Party|Unitarians]], but also opposing [[Federales (Argentina)|Federals]]) involved in conspiracies against Rosas. Modern historical investigations that set apart the executions performed by the Mazorca and deaths generated during wartime or military-related executions number those deaths at nearly 20 in1840 and 20 more in 1842.<ref>{{cite book |title= Mueran los salvajes unitarios. La Mazorca y la política en tiempos de Rosas |last= Di Meglio|first= Gabriel|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2007|publisher= ed. Sudamericana|location= Buenos Aires|isbn= |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> |
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The name "Mazorca" refers in Spanish to a cob of [[Maize]]. Interpretations on it range between an identification with the countryside to an alleged |
The name "Mazorca" refers in Spanish to a cob of [[Maize]]. Interpretations on it range between an identification with the countryside to an alleged [[pun]] with the similar-sounding "más horca" ("more gallows"). However, the most likely reason for it was a torture technique of the Mazorca, insertion of an ear of maize into the victim's anus{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}. |
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The Sociedad Popular Restauradora (Spanish: Popular Restorer Society) was an Argentine security agency that worked for Juan Manuel de Rosas in the mid-nineteenth century. It is known by its armed force, known as the Mazorca.
It was created by Encarnación Ezcurra, wife of Rosas, during the Revolution of the Restorers, and disbanded by Rosas in 1846. It was focused in locating people (mostly Unitarians, but also opposing Federals) involved in conspiracies against Rosas. Modern historical investigations that set apart the executions performed by the Mazorca and deaths generated during wartime or military-related executions number those deaths at nearly 20 in1840 and 20 more in 1842.[1]
The name "Mazorca" refers in Spanish to a cob of Maize. Interpretations on it range between an identification with the countryside to an alleged pun with the similar-sounding『más horca』("more gallows"). However, the most likely reason for it was a torture technique of the Mazorca, insertion of an ear of maize into the victim's anus[citation needed].
