In this article, it is explored the possibility of using La Razon Populista to interpret political phenomena that have nothing to do with classic populist movements, but rather with unquestionably political and historical movements. More specifically, we raise the question of whether Laclau's theory of populism is valid to interpret a historical phenomenon such as the text of a declaration of independence. Thus, the question guiding this essay is: is Laclau's populism, as the author himself indicates, a theoretical framework that can be used to interpret various political phenomena, and not only those related to the images of classical or traditional populism?