Latin America Studies notes (2009)

Sarmiento- Liberal, separated from federalists. Brought education to argentina

Unitarian wanted to import Euro culture (sarmiento)

Federalist- mostly from providences. Ranchers that wanted more local culture.  Local economy.

Barbarians- uncivilized people. Ruler manor, and people that can govern themselves. Portrayed as cruel.

Rosas- Dictatorship (like slaughterhouse),  Claimed to be federalist but ran country as tyranny (centralist)

Slaughterhouse- represents Uncivilized animals/people

Caudillo- highest patron of all, and the partys natural leader.  Supported and formed own group.

Rafael Carrera- Conservative, overthrew Morazan (rosas police) and shilded catholic church from liberal assaults/indigenous people.

New Granada- Greater Columbia= Colombia, Venezuela, and Equador.

Central American Republic= Guatamala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica

Liberals

Religious Freedom

Separate church/state

Govt for the people

Public Education

Free Trade

Conservatives

Catholic religion

Dictatorship- Elite govt

Colonial govt system based off Spanish model

Church/catholic education

Invade Indiginous territories

Zacatecas- Major silver mine 1540 mexico

Potosi- Major silver mine 1540 Peru.  Modernization, gambling

Devine Right- Govt would decide where churches would be built and taxed people

Quilumbo- Settlement of escaped slaves in brazil

Cadiz Constitution- Liberal

Hidalgo- Tried to get people to rebel in name of Spanish America.

Father Morelos- prohibited use of caste system

Sugar Crisis-1921 many sugar mills go bankrupt same with Cuban and Spanish banks.  Sugar crisis brought on by fall of sugar prices in US market.  1929 sugar price below .01

Tobacco Production- Brittish introduced tremendous amounts of slaves.  Tobacco growers turned to Sugar growers

Jose Marti- Fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. He dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans

War of 1796- Spanish and English for a decade.

Bolivar-

Desire for glory

Knocked prince fernandos hat off while playing a game and refused to apologize

Refused to kiss pope sandal

Hyped up by many people and fought his own battles

Could promote own heroic image. (personal descriptions, manipulate image)

Love affairs

Said that he could make something better than any blacksmith

Stories told of himself elaborated on the myth

Man of action and man of words 

Embellished modernity in Bolivia

Sugar Timber- Cuba had 1/3 of products taken from USA in return for timber.

Sugar Press- Forests were cut down

North/South America- Euros already established land

Invention of latin America- Euros.  America is invention of Europe.

Discovery a part of euro history, but new.

Racialization- Skin color, language, culture

Coloninism- Power one group puts into another

Bartolome De Las Casas-  Exposing cruelty on indigenous people