It costs an arm and a leg… In case of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, fighting for Mexican independence literally cost him a leg. This week, we continue with our topic of “independence” in Latin America in the 19th century. What I found most amusing during our reading was the life of this 11-time Mexican president/General. … Continue reading Week 5
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This week’s lecture spoke about post-independence Latin America and the rise of Caudillos. Initially, one may think that life after independence would be great, but unfortunately, this was not the case for Latin America. In reality, Latin America was spotted with wars between different nations and neighbours. Independence left many people susceptible to harm, and …
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This week’s lecture spoke about post-independence Latin America and the rise of Caudillos. Initially, one may think that life after independence would be great, but unfortunately, this was not the case for Latin America. In reality, Latin America was spotted with wars between different nations and neighbours. Independence left many people susceptible to harm, and …
Continue reading “Week 5: Caudillos Versus the Nation State”
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
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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
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with caudillos, state, turmoil
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”
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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
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
