"The Slaughterhouse" takes place in the city of Buenos Aires during Lent, a time when the Catholic religion mandates fasting and abstinence, especially from meat. In this context, a great storm arrives that overflows the Río de la Plata. This...
La sección Pregunta y Respuesta para El Matadero es un gran recurso para hacer preguntas, encontrar respuestas y discutir la novel.
"The Slaughterhouse" takes place in the city of Buenos Aires during Lent, a time when the Catholic religion mandates fasting and abstinence, especially from meat. In this context, a great storm arrives that overflows the Río de la Plata. This...
From the text:
"The prospect of the slaughterhouse in the distance was grotesque, full of animation. Forty-nine cattle were lying on their hides and about two hundred people trod that muddy floor watered with the blood of their arteries."
Su cuento “El matadero” fue escrito entre 1838 y 1840, pero no se publicó hasta 30 años después, tras la muerte de Echeverría. Es una alegoría política destinada a aplicarse a diferentes épocas.