Independence Narratives, Past and Present Upon Columbus’ arrival to the Americas, he struggled to describe and figure out everything he witnessed in the new continent. Further on, as the colonization process violently continued in Latin America, as racial diversity expanded across … Continue reading →
As the readings of this week show, there were many different versions of the story of Independence in Latin America. The desire for freedom against Spanish rule was not as widespread as I had expected- many groups opposed the Independence movement, for various reasons. Dawson explained that many indigenous communities were in favor of colonial […]
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The fight for independence,equality and justice in Latin America has been of recent rather than ancient history. Throughout its land masses, countries are continuing to try and recover from hundreds of years of Spanish rule, dominance, and discrimination, that has left the region economically devastated. The latin american fight for independence was achieved as a […]
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“How do you get people who do not care about your existence to listen? Is revolt the only way?” That was my first question when I thought about Latin American independence. This week I will be mostly focusing on Simon Bolivar’s piece, because I was really struck by its originality in the sense of the […]
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“How do you get people who do not care about your existence to listen? Is revolt the only way?” That was my first question when I thought about Latin American independence. This week I will be mostly focusing on Simon Bolivar’s piece, because I was really struck by its originality in the sense of the […]
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So previously the learnings in this class have been primarily on the physical history and discovery of Latin America and new worlds alike. This weeks video and readings took a more political route. Im not one to shoot down politics, however I never really vibed well with the topic. Even in todays day and age, with politics so blatantly relevant. More so that I’m from the states. I’d rather avoid the topic as a whole, as a bad as that sounds. With all that being said, I did find Jose…read more
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So previously the learnings in this class have been primarily on the physical history and discovery of Latin America and new worlds alike. This weeks video and readings took a more political route. Im not one to shoot down politics, however I never really vibed well with the topic. Even in todays day and age, with politics so blatantly relevant. More so that I’m from the states. I’d rather avoid the topic as a whole, as a bad as that sounds. With all that being said, I did find Jose…read more
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The struggle for independence in America is packed with complexity, but the most common narrative is that of the liberation of the people living on the continent, even though that might not be the case. The video and the interview were very illuminating in the way they described and discussed the process of independence in […]
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When thinking of what constitutes acceptable political representation, I like to begin on a personal level. For example, would I like it if anyone could directly dictate all of my actions without input from me? Most likely not… And as such, I sympathize with the motivation of those who wanted to abandon the control of […]
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