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If liberalism involves commitment to abstract principles, then what does conservatism involve?I like that the description of the colonies at this time does not sugarcoat anything, it tells it like it is. there was war, and it was violent, but it was pr... read full post >>

If liberalism involves commitment to abstract principles, then what does conservatism involve?I like that the description of the colonies at this time does not sugarcoat anything, it tells it like it is. there was war, and it was violent, but it was pr... read full post >>

If liberalism involves commitment to abstract principles, then what does conservatism involve?I like that the description of the colonies at this time does not sugarcoat anything, it tells it like it is. there was war, and it was violent, but it was pr... read full post >>

If liberalism involves commitment to abstract principles, then what does conservatism involve?I like that the description of the colonies at this time does not sugarcoat anything, it tells it like it is. there was war, and it was violent, but it was pr... read full post >>

This week we’re are discussing the role of Caudillos in the course of post-independence Latin America. I think a good place to start is with this quote from the Dawson text. “ They (caudillos) were figures who entered the vacuum of power left by the collapse of the Spanish colonial state and who offered hope […] read full post >>

After this week’s video and readings, what come up most prominently in my head is political turmoil and social unrest. It seems to me that after having acquired their independence, the people of Latin American were directionless. I do not mean that individually they did not know where they wanted to go. Surely, each individual […] read full post >>

If liberalism involves commitment to abstract principles, then what does conservatism involve?I like that the description of the colonies at this time does not sugarcoat anything, it tells it like it is. there was war, and it was violent, but it was pr... read full post >>

Last week we discussed about who gained indepenedence and where. The reading this week solidified the fact that the revolution(s) only benefitted those who already had power. As outlined in the reading this week, the people, typically those who were poorer or of lower social standing, were unable to turn to the new governments for … Continue reading "Week Five" read full post >>

What intrigued me from this week’s material was the power of symbols within the political spectrum as well as the commemoration value that they hold.  From a modern perspective, the theft of General Santa Anna’s prosthetic leg is a shocking event – and yet because of what that prosthetic leg represented during that period of […] read full post >>

I found it quite intriguing how initially, there were such different views for the future of Latin America held by opposing parties. on part due to the fragmentation of the homeland and destruction of previous governing ideas. Caudillos had a very narrow, immediate outlook on solutions to their problems with very localized thinking. I don’t necessarily know if id agree with their thinking. Liberals at the time, on the other hand had more abstract ways of thinking. As for the time, institutionalized forms of government weren’t as prominent as they...read more read full post >>