Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for IndependenceOxford University Press, 2008 M01 28 - 240 pages A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood. |
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Agustín Alamán Allende Alvear América americanos Andean Antonio army Artigas battle became Belgrano Bogotá Brazil Brazilian British Buenos Aires Buenos Aires junta Cádiz called Calleja Caracas Carlos Carlota Joaquina Cartagena Castelli cause of América Chile Chuquisaca city’s Colombia colonial constitution Cortes of Cádiz Cuautla Cumaná declared European europeos father Fernando VII forces French frontier gauchos Granada Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Humboldt and Bonpland Iguala independence Indians indigenous invasion Iturbide João João’s José Bonifácio Juana junta Latin leader liberal Lima Lisbon llaneros Manuela María Mariquita Mexico City military militia Miranda monarchy Montevideo Morelos Morelos’s Napoleon Nariño O’Higgins Páez Paraguay pardos patriot Plata Policarpa political population Portugal Portuguese president Prince Pedro prison provinces Pumacahua Quito rebellion rebels republic republican revolution revolutionary Río Rodríguez royal royalist San Martín Santiago São Paulo Simón Bolívar slaves Spain Spanish Sucre thousand tion troops Upper Peru uprising Valladolid Venezuela viceroy viceroyalty young