Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for IndependenceOxford University Press, 2008 M01 28 - 240 páginas A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood. |
Contenido
Pillars of the Crown 18061810 | |
NotSoCivil Wars 18101812 | |
A Lost Cause? 18121815 | |
Independence Won 18161824 | |
Nation Building Begins 18251840 | |
The Legacy Endures | |
Glossary | 41 |
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Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence John Charles Chasteen Vista previa limitada - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
Agustín Alamán Allende América americanos Andean Antonio army Artigas battle became Belgrano Bogotá Brazil Brazilian British Buenos Aires Cádiz Cádiz constitution called Calleja Caracas Carlos Carlota Joaquina Cartagena Castelli cause of América Chile Chuquisaca city’s Colombia colonial Cortes of Cádiz declared European europeos expedition father Fernando VII forces French frontier gauchos Granada Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Humboldt and Bonpland independence Indians indigenous invasion Iturbide João João’s José Bonifácio Juana junta Latin leader liberal Lima Lisbon llaneros Manuela Manuela Sáenz María Mariquita mask of Fernando Mexico City military militia Miranda monarchy Montevideo Morelos Morelos’s Napoleon Nariño O’Higgins Páez Paraguay pardos patriot Plata Policarpa political popular sovereignty population Portugal Portuguese president prison provinces Pumacahua Quito rebellion rebels republic republican revolution revolutionary Río Rodríguez royal royalist Sáenz San Martín Santiago São Paulo Simón Bolívar slaves Spain Spanish Sucre troops University Press Upper Peru uprising Valladolid Venezuela viceroy viceroyalty young