the old problem of illiteracy remains: the educational scenario in the province of buenos aires during the 40s

In this study we will investigate the problem of illiteracy in the province of Buenos Aires during the decade of `40. We focus especially on the eve of the Domingo Mercante government (1946-1952) and in the early years of his administration. To accomplish this task, will we analyze two issues. First, the level of perceptions, namely, the diagnoses made ??by political officials before and after the promotion of Domingo Mercante as governor.  Second, the heterogeneity of the educational scene in the province of Buenos Aires during the decade. Anchored in existing studies analyzing Peronism from a regional perspective, we chose the case of the province of Buenos Aires, not only for their influence on political life in Argentina but also, because is the province has the highest school age population and internal migration.