. ▁ ▁His ▁early ▁political ▁ideas ▁were ▁somewhat ▁fluid . ▁At ▁university ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁highly ▁traditional ist ▁literary ▁review ▁called ▁Ide as ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁gradu ation ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁liberal ism ▁before ▁becoming ▁en am oured ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Generation ▁of ▁' 9 8 . ▁As ▁such ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Ric ardo ▁Ro jas ▁he ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁His pan idad ▁movement ▁within ▁Argent ine ▁literature ▁that ▁sought ▁closer ▁cultural ▁t ies ▁with ▁Spain . ▁ ▁By ▁widely ▁reading ▁the ▁His pan idad ▁authors ▁and ▁exam ining ▁their ▁works ▁for ▁a ▁specifically ▁Argent ine ▁audience ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁writing ▁G ál vez ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁for ▁ens uring ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁ide ology ▁amongst ▁the ▁country ' s ▁national ist ▁intellect uals . ▁He ▁also ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁central ity ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁Argent ine ▁identity . ▁ ▁National ism ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁G ál vez ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁visitor ▁to ▁Spain ▁and ▁these ▁jour ne ys ▁helped ▁to ▁solid ify ▁his ▁belief ▁in ▁His pan idad , ▁as ▁exp ounded ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁book ▁El ▁Sol ar ▁de ▁la ▁R aza . ▁Polit ically ▁he ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁right ist ▁national ism ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁upper ▁classes ▁and ▁indeed ▁claimed ▁in ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁El ▁Di ario ▁de ▁Gabriel ▁Qu iro ga ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁genu