"We are now the true Spaniards" : sovereignty, revolution, independence, and the emergence of the Federal Republic of Mexico, 1808-1824 / Jaime E. Rodriguez O.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez O., Jaime E., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--History.

Mexico.

Mexico--History--Wars of Independence, 1810-1821.

Mexico--Politics and government--1810-1821.

Mexico--Politics and government--1821-1861.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a radical reinterpretation of the process that led to Mexican independence in 1821-one that emphasizes Mexico's continuity with Spanish political culture. During its final decades under Spanish rule, New Spain was the most populous, richest, and most developed part of the worldwide Spanish Monarchy, and most novohispanos (people of New Spain) believed that their religious, social, economic, and political ties to the Monarchy made union preferable to separation. Neither the American nor the French Revolution convinced the novohispanos to sever ties with the Spanish Monarchy; n

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; A Note about America and Americans; Terms Used in the Text; Introduction; 1. A Shared Political Culture; 2. The Collapse of the Spanish Monarchy; 3. The Events of 1809; 4. Two Revolutions; 5. The Cádiz Revolution; 6. A Fragmented Insurgency; 7. Separation; 8. The Mexican Empire; 9. The Formation of the Federal Republic; Conclusion; Notes; Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804784634

0804784639

OCLC:

794489189