Latin American Studies 100

The “Caudillo vs Nation State” text portrays the violence which was unleashed in Latin America in the 19th century by the Spanish Imperial rule and the response to this mistreatment by the Caudillos, such as Ramon Castilla in Peru, which was to defend the locals against pernicious outsiders. This text shows the importance of “Caudillos” in Latin American history. They were figures in societies, which were torn by various conflicts after the collapse of the Spanish Colonial state. I found it very interesting and saddening how an exterior threat, such…read more

The Casta Paintings highlighted the racial taxonomy, or rather the stereotypes that existed in the late 18th and early 19th century in the Spanish colonies. Dr Andrés Arce y Miranda, who were creole attorneys from Puebla, believed that the Casta Paintings only offered negative images of what was happening in the Americas at that time. These negative images were mainly due to societies views (Spaniards) on how races should be kept pure; and secondly that the racial mixtures that resulted, were thought of as “inferior” races. In many cases, the…read more

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