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Throughout the nineteenth century, Spanish American writers and thinkers grappled with their unique circumstances of independence after three centuries of Spanish colonial rule. The emergence of a significant number of new polities that adopted representative institutions in an era when absolutism prevailed in Western Europe, their general adoption of republicanism, and their complex demographic composition, all posed serious challenges for the formation of national states in Spanish America. This volume explores how politically engaged Spanish American thinkers reflected on these issues, either in government or in opposition. Through a wide selection of texts, some previously unpublished in the English language, the volume demonstrates the multiplicity of voices across countries, perspectives and social background. The texts included are organised around main themes reflecting central concerns including history; democracy, constitutionalism and liberty; church and state; society; Spanish America and the World; and 'Fin de siècle'. This volume thus vividly demonstrates the significance of Latin America to the field of Global Intellectual History.
Contents
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Note on Translation; Part I. On History: 1. José Victorino Lastarria, Investigations on the Social Influence of the Spanish Conquest and the Colonial System in Chile (1844); 2. Lucas Alamán, History and fiction (1844); Part II. Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Liberty: 3. Bernardo Monteagudo, Memoir (1823); 4. Anonymous, The Political Faith of a Colombian (1827); 5. Esteban Echeverría, The Socialist Program (1837); 6. Florentino González, The Suffrage (1871); 7. Justo Arosemena, Constitutional Studies on the Governments of Latin America (1878); Part III. Church, State, and Religion: 8. Vicente Rocafuerte, On Religious Toleration (1831); 9. Francisco Bilbao, The Errors and Contradictions of Spanish America (1862); 10. Miguel Antonio Caro, Freedom of Religion (1871-72); Part IV. Society: 11. Juan Francisco Manzano, Life of the Negro Poet Written by Himself (1840); 12. Mariano Otero, Comments on the Social and Political Situation of the Mexican Republic in the Year 1847 (1847); 13. José María Samper, Essay on the Political Revolutions and the Social Condition of the Spanish American Republics (1861); 14. Juana Manso, The Moral Emancipation and the Education of Women (1854); 15. Martina Barros Borgoño, Prologue to The Subjection of Women (Critical Study by John Stuart Mill) (1872-1873); Part V. Spanish America and the World: 16. Andrés Bello, International Interventions (1846-1847); 17. José Antonio Saco, The Political Situation of Cuba (1851); 18. Juan Bautista Alberdi, International Society (1870); Part VI. Fin de Siècle: 19. Valentín Letelier, The Tyranny and the Revolution (1891); 20. Manuel González Prada, Our Indigenous Peoples (1904); 21. Andrés Molina Enríquez, The Secret of Porfirian Peace (1909); 22. Francisco García Calderón, Latin American Democracies (1912); 23. Carlos Arturo Torres, Idols of the Forum (1909); Select Bibliography; Index.



