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The caudillo of the Andes : Andrés de Santa Cruz / Natalia Sobrevilla Perea.
LIBRA F3324.S26 S68 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sobrevilla Perea, Natalia.
- Series:
- New approaches to the Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Santa Cruz, Andrés, 1792-1865.
- Santa Cruz, Andrés.
- Caudillos--Bolivia--Biography.
- Caudillos.
- Marshals--Bolivia--Biography.
- Marshals.
- Presidents--Bolivia--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Bolivia.
- Presidents--Peru--Biography.
- Peru.
- Peru-Bolivian Confederation--History.
- Peru-Bolivian Confederation.
- South America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
- South America.
- History.
- South America--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
- Autonomy and independence movements.
- Bolivia--Politics and government--1825-1879.
- Politics and government.
- Peru--Politics and government--1829-1919.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- "Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces at the center of his ideas of governance, he was a state builder whose ambition ensured a strong and well-administered country. But the ultimate failure of the Confederation had long-reaching consequences that still have an impact today. The story of his life introduces students to broader questions of nationality and identity during this turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Early years at the twilight of the colonial period
- Great marshall of Zepita : hero of independence
- The creation of Bolivia
- The genesis of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation
- The rise and fall of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation
- Defeat and exile
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521895675
- 0521895677
- 9780521719964
- 0521719968
- OCLC:
- 663441423
- Online:
- Cover image
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