PERFORMATIVIDAD POLÍTICA Y RITUALES CÍVICOS EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL APRISMO EN EL EXTREMO SUR PERUANO (TACNA, 1931)

This essay analyzes the ways in which the Peruvian Aprista Party constructed its political legitimacy in Tacna during 1931 through ritual practices and public performances. Based on a detailed analysis of the newspaper La Nación, the study examines how the party transformed everyday spaces into settings of political meaning, staged elaborate displays of power, and employed music as a central element in its rituals. In the particular context of a city that had recently returned to Peruvian sovereignty after half a century of Chilean occupation, it is argued that APRA articulated the memory of captivity with its national political project, developing a sophisticated ceremonial repertoire that combined traditional nationalist elements with a modern mass political liturgy. This performative strategy proved key to its consolidation as a hegemonic force in the regional sphere.