This chapter delves into the process by which modernity arrived in Latin America and emphasizes the phrase of “Order, Then Progress” as the main agent for establishing modernity. The Chapter outlines how there was a movement towards more eurocentric or western values. There were huge developments in infrastructure and transportation. In mexico, this meant the …
I must admit I found the Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics chapter less interesting than most of the other chapters but nevertheless was captivated by the exploration of the female role in society as is presented in María Eugenia Echenique’s Brushstrokes and Judith’s [Josefina Pelliza de Sagasta] Women: Dedicated to Miss María Eugenia Echenique. Their exchange …
This Weeks material touched on the anxieties Latin Americans faced in the age of the Caudillos as Argentina moved from a violent and seemingly barbaric leader in Juan Manuel de Rosas to a more organised republican system of government. One thing I found interesting was how regardless of the ruthlessness of Rosas leadership, the catholic …
In writing “Letter to Jamaica” Simon Bolivar does a very good job of outlining and expressing his views and ideas on the current situation Americans were in and the possible future of South America he so vividly imagines. The letter details various solutions to the issues he first explains and I found his thoughts to be …