José de Bustamante and Central American independence : colonial administration in an age of imperial crisis / Timothy Hawkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawkins, Timothy, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bustamante y Guerra, José de, 1759-1825.

Bustamante y Guerra, José de.

Guatemala. Audiencia--History--19th century.

Guatemala.

Guatemala. Audiencia.

Self-determination, National.

History.

Government, Resistance to.

Central America--History--19th century.

Central America.

Government, Resistance to--Central America--History--19th century.

Self-determination, National--Central America--History.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 283 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, [2004]

Contents:

The creation of a Spanish colonial official

The Kingdom of Guatemala on the eve of independence

The imperial crisis and colonial defense, 1798-1811

The preservation of empire, 1811

The counterinsurgency state, 1812

The challenge of the constitution, 1813-1814

The restoration of absolutism, 1815-1818.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-275) and index.

ISBN:

081731427X

OCLC:

54817392