During the inter-war period, a prosperous elite was consolidated within the Italo-Uruguayan community. In its social consecration, two publications plaid a significant role: L'Italiano, a weekly journal that sympathized with the fascist regime, and La Patria Italiana en el Uruguay, a magazine committed to the defense of democracy. Based on a study of both, this article aims to identify what kind
... [Show full abstract] of criteria, factors and circumstances affected the publicity that placed the "notables" of the immigrant community before the mirror of triumph.