The provincial deputation in Mexico : harbinger of provincial autonomy, independence, and federalism / by Nettie Lee Benson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benson, Nettie Lee, author.

Series:

Special publication of the Institute of Latin American Studies, the University of Texas at Austin.

Special publication / Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Standardized Title:

Provincial deputation in Mexico. Spanish

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Spain. Diputación Provincial--History.

New Spain.

Legislative bodies--Mexico--History--19th century.

Legislative bodies.

Federal government--Mexico--History--19th century.

Federal government.

Provincial governments--Mexico--History--19th century.

Provincial governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mexico and the United States each have a constitution and a federal system of government. This fact has led many historians to assume that the Mexican system of government, established in the 1820s, is an imitation of the U.S. model. But it is not. First published in Spanish in 1955 and now translated by the author and amplified with new material, this interpretation of the independence movement tells the true story of Mexico's transition from colonial status to federal state. Benson traces the Mexican government's beginning to events in Spain in 1808–1810, when provincial juntas, or deputations, were established to oppose Napoleon's French rule and govern the provinces of Spain and its New World dominions during the Spanish monarch's imprisonment. It was the provincial deputation, not the United States federal system, that provided the model for the state legislative bodies that were eventually formed after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821. This finding—the result of years of painstaking archival research—strongly confirms the independence of Mexico's political development from U.S. influence. Its importance to a study of Mexican history cannot be overstated.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps

Illustrations

Introduction

1. Origin of the Provincial Deputations

2. Establishment of the Provincial Deputations in Mexico, 1812-1814

3. Growth of the Provincial Deputations in Mexico, 1820—1821

4. Continued Development of the Provincial Deputations in Mexico, 1821-1823

5. Assumption of Power by the Provincial Deputations

6. Attitude of the Provincial Deputations toward a New Congress

7. Evolution of the Pioneer State Legislatures

8. Establishment of Other State Legislatures

Appendix A: Deputies in Mexican Provincial Deputations Elected According to Spanish Constitution of 1812

Appendix B: Elections in February 1822 for 1822-1823

Appendix C: September 1823 Elections

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Translation of: La diputación provincial y el federalismo mexicano.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76364-6

OCLC:

1286806198