After hundreds of years of colonial rule, and oppression by eastern world civilizations, Latin American countries and its citizens acquired freedom. For many, Latin independence from the Spaniards would have left them delighted at the possibility of their lives and nations improving economically and socially for years to come. Furthermore, the people of the lower […]
In the period following “independence” of the former Spanish Empire in the Americas, many of the new nation-states struggled to establish peaceful regimes in the ensuing vacuum of power. What becomes clear is a linear conception of development (in the broad, historical sense) largely defined by Eurocentric (and therefore colonial) ideology. The binary between barbarism and civilization points to the two extremes of this imported historical-determinist trajectory. In turn, the ideal of civilization became dominated by the subsequent royalist-republican binary (along liberal-conservative lines). Through the analysis of the concept of…read more
In the period following “independence” of the former Spanish Empire in the Americas, many of the new nation-states struggled to establish peaceful regimes in the ensuing vacuum of power. What becomes clear is a linear conception of development (in the broad, historical sense) largely defined by Eurocentric (and therefore colonial) ideology. The binary between barbarism and civilization points to the two extremes of this imported historical-determinist trajectory. In turn, the ideal of civilization became dominated by the subsequent royalist-republican binary (along liberal-conservative lines). Through the analysis of the concept of…read more
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 […]
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 […]
In this week’s reading, the topic of caudillo leaders after independence was introduced and discussed. From my understanding, caudillo leaders…
[Pardon the tardiness: my original response got lost before I was to upload it due to an app malfunction on my device…. So here we go: Week Five response round two.] I found the concept of the Caudillo very interesting. I was intrigued by the fact that the Caudillos emerged by themselves out of the … Continue reading Week Five →
[Pardon the tardiness: my original response got lost before I was to upload it due to an app malfunction on my device…. So here we go: Week Five response round two.] I found the concept of the Caudillo very interesting. I was intrigued by the fact that the Caudillos emerged by themselves out of the … Continue reading Week Five
