Clase política y sector bancario en la Argentina de entreguerras: el caso del Banco Español y del Río de la Plata

This paper analyzes the relationship between politics and the Argentine banking system between the first and second world war, through the case of the Banco Espanol y Rio de la Plata. The intimate connection with the financial institution and various influential politicians who received privileged treatment is described. Al the same time the Banco Espanol depended for its existence on public aid. This seems a very a clear-cut case of crony capitalism, which is studied through diverse sources, and specially through internal documentation.