 This is seen in his use of an image, "the shirtless workers" (los descamisados), as an alternative to the concept of the working class.This image had strong connections and connotations with the male worker, shirtless and, unrealistically, without much affliction.In a speech given 17 October 1946 at Plaza de Mayo, Perón addressed the workers in speeches as "mis queridos descamisados" (my loving shirtless workers).