Looking at the extra resources on the syllabus, I came across the Calle 13 music video Latinoamérica. As soon as…
Studying the history of my country, especially the independence part, is both disappointing and infuriating to me. The disappointment comes from being taught in school that our independence was a direct byproduct of our fight for liberty. I remember that one year we had an illustration competition on Independence Day (September 7), in which theContinue reading “Week 4 – Independence Narratives”
I never really questioned the exact transition of power in Latin America. There always appeared in my head a simple…
Up until taking this course, I did not realize how complex and somewhat confusing the hierarchies of the Spanish were at the beginning of the 19th Century. Most commonly, the Peninsulares (Spanish people born in Spain) viewed the Creoles (those born in the colonies) as inferior, the Creoles viewed the mixed populations (Mullatoes, Mestizos, etc.) …
Video by Ronnie Daney, Lourdes Kletas, Dorean Lotfazar, Katherine Poole
Hugo Chavez Hugo Chávez was born on July 28, 1954, in Sabaneta, Venezuela. He was president of Venezuela from 1999 until 2013, when he died of cancer. Early in his life he was introduced to ideas about Marxism and Communism. In 1971 he entered the Venezuelan Military Academy in Caracas, where he became […]
Hugo Chavez Hugo Chávez was born on July 28, 1954, in Sabaneta, Venezuela. He was president of Venezuela from 1999 until 2013, when he died of cancer. Early in his life he was introduced to ideas about Marxism and Communism. In 1971 he entered the Venezuelan Military Academy in Caracas, where he became […]
One of our last week’s discussions were about Casta paintings (the elite Spaniards’ way of marking other people’s importance in society) and the idea of racial classification. This week, we can now take a look at a few important figures who helped revolutionize and liberate Latin America from the Spanish rule. As someone who didn’t know … Continue reading Week 4
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 […]
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 […]
