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Wars of Independence in Spanish America

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This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offering a solid perspective on the Independence period, The Wars of Independence is an excellent text for Latin American survey courses and courses focusing on the colonial era.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Popular Insurrection and Royalist Reaction: Colombian Regions, 1810–1823
Chapter 2 José Nemesio Vázquez: An Insurgent Courier, 1812–1816
Chapter 3 Political-Military Regulations that Must be Observed, New Spain, 1811
Chapter 4 The War of Independence in Guerrero, New Spain, 1808–1821
Chapter 5 An update for the Minister of War on the Military Occurrences of the Kingdom of New Spain during the Month of March, 1818
Chapter 6 The Commencement of the Revolution in Venezuela
Chapter 7 Aspects of the Civil State of the Castas of Venezuela that Shall be the Object of Improvement to Prevent Potential Ills and Unrest, 1815
Chapter 8 Two Opposing Views of Simón Bolivar
Chapter 9 Pablo Morillo, the War, and the Riego Revolt
Chapter 10 The Guayaquil Conference and Bolívar's Relations with Peru, 1822
Chapter 11 Chaos and the Military Solution: The Fall of Royalist Peru
Chapter 12 "A Grave for Europeans?" Disease, Death, and the Spanish-American Revolutions
Chapter 13 The Spanish Army and the Loss of America, 1810–1824

Product details

Published Mar 01 2000
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 325
ISBN 9780842024693
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Jaguar Books on Latin America
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Christon I. Archer

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