This article analyzes the advertising associated with the celebration of the Revolution of May 25, 1810 as a form of discourse that tries to sell and also influence the reader by using the newspaper as a strategic vehicle. These ads analyzed were published in the daily newspaper, El Día, of La Plata (Argentina) between 1943 and 1958. The exercise shows that during this period there was a variety of advertising discourses that, by referring to values associated with the Revolution, suggest particular political interests in accord with the changing historical context.