Dictatorship and hegemonic construction in a regional space: the CEMA case at the ‘Greater Concepción’, 1973-1976

Authors

  • Danny Monsálvez Araneda Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Historia
  • Cárcamo Hermosilla Cárcamo Hermosilla Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Historia

Abstract

Research about the Chilean military dictatorship has been heavily focused on two areas. On the one hand, repression and physical violence; and on the other hand, the events occurred in the capital city of Santiago. This has meant that issues such as the analysis of the hegemonic process of the dictatorship outside the capital are still on the preliminary phase and at a lesser extent in comparison to the investigations focused on Santiago. In the light of the foregoing, this article is to consider the hegemonic process driven by the regime of Augusto Pinochet in a regional space as the ‘Greater Concepción’, in Chile. Specifically, the paper will address some measures imposed by the dictatorship on its early days, with an emphasis in the study of the persuasive and disciplinary role played by the Mother’s Centers, better known as CEMA Chile.

Keywords:

Chile, Dictadura, Hegemonía, Gran Concepción, CEMA