Political culture in Spanish America, 1500-1830 / Jaime E. Rodriguez O.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez O., Jaime E., 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Latin America--History--Case studies.

Political culture.

Spain--Colonies--America.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In this collection of eight case studies, Jaime E. Rodriguez O. reexamines the nature of Spanish American political culture by reevaluating the political theory, institutions, and practices of the Hispanic world"-- Provided by publisher.

"Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1830 examines the nature of Spanish American political culture by reevaluating the political theory, institutions, and practices of the Hispanic world. Consisting of eight case studies with a focus on New Spain and Quito, Jaime E. Rodrguez O. demonstrates that the process of independence of Spanish America differs from previous claims. In 1188 King Alfonso IX convened the Cortes, the first congress in Europe that included the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the towns.This heritage, along with events in the sixteenth century, including the rebellion of Castilla and the Protestant Reformation, transformed the nature of Hispanic political thought. Rodrguez O. argues that those developments, rather than the Enlightenment, were the basis of the Hispanic revolution and the Constitution of 1812. Emphasizing continuity rather than the rejection of Hispanic political culture, as well as the Atlantic perspective, Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1830 demonstrates the nature of the Hispanic revolution and the process of independence. Rodriguez O.'s work will encourage historians of Spanish America to reexamine the political institutions and processes of those nations from a broad perspective to gain a deeper understanding of the Spanish American countries that emerged from the breakup of the composite monarchy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of Tables Preface A Note on America and Americans Introduction 1. The Nature of Representation in New Spain 2. The Origins of the Quito Revolution of 1809 3. Clerical Culture in the Kingdom of Quito 4. Citizens of the Spanish Nation: Indians and the Constitutional Elections in the Kingdom of Quito 5. The Emancipation of America 6. The Supposed Influence of the Independence of the United States on Spanish American Independence 7. Caudillos and Historians: Riego, Iturbide and Santa Anna 8. New Directions: Old Questions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781496204707

1496204700

9781496204684

1496204689

OCLC:

1017609001