Balance patriótico. About the Huidobrian balance

Abstract

In this Article we analyzed the way Vicente Huidobro built the nation as a concept in his essay Balance Patriotico and its major characteristic, illness. The work built by the author was written in the first quarter of the 20th century and it is framed in a period of reevaluation of the way the nation was seen in those days. The essay shows that Chile was divided between the light of progress and its negatives implications.