''La Montaña'' ('The Mountain') was a revolutionary socialist periodical published in

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. The newspaper was directed by

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and

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. The first issue was published on April 1, 1897. The first issue opened with a manifesto, titled "We are Socialists." It was continued by an article against the state ('The Society without a state'), which continued into the second and third issues. ''La Montaña'' argued that the state was the result of private property and called for its abolition.ibid. p. 225
/ref> Some of the most provocative content of ''La Montaña'' were the attacks on the influence of the

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by Ingenieros. Ingenieros later become a prominent sociologist in Argentina whilst Lugones became a prominent national right-wing poet.ibid. p.523
/ref> The twelve issues of ''La Montaña'' were republished by the

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in 1996.

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