La razón de mi vida year she died, the Congress of Argentina ordered the autobiography to be used as a textbook in the Argentine schools. "La Razón de mi Vida" was a good seller overseas as well. However, initially, publication in the United States was refused. It has subsequently been published in the United States under the titles "My Mission in Life" and "Evita by Evita". La razón de mi vida La Razón de mi vida (literal translation: "The Reason for My Life") is the autobiography of Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Published in 1951 shortly before
SS Argentina (1929) "Argentina" reached New York on 1 January 1946. During and after the war she made a total of 56 troop voyages, covered and carried at least 175,592 soldiers. On 26 January 1946 "Argentina" left Southampton as a "dependent transport" carrying the first 452 war brides, one war groom and 173 children to the USA in the Army's highly publicized "Operation Diaper's" European phase. The brides came from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Malta. Due to stormy weather the ship reached New York a day late on 4 February. As she was the first war bride ship she was greeted