Historically, Buenos Aires has been Argentina's main venue of liberal, free-trading and foreign ideas, while many of the provinces, especially those to the north-west, advocated a more nationalistic and Catholic approach to political and social issues.
Povijesno, Buenos Aires je bio glavni argentinski centar liberalizma i ideja o slobodnom tržištu, dok su mnoge provincije, posebno na sjeverozapadu, zagovarale konzervativniji katolički pristup političkim i društvenim pitanjima.