| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 452 pages) |
| Contents |
War in the Spanish empire -- Kingdoms in crisis -- Paths to war -- Civic wars and first republics : New Granada and Venezuela, 1810-12 -- "War to the death" in Venezuela and the dissolution of independent New Granada, 1813-15 -- Revolution on the offensive : the campaigns of Buenos Aires, 1810-11 -- Counter-revolution against the United Provinces, 1811-15 -- Insurrection in Mexico, 1810-11 -- Insurgency and counter-insurgency in Mexico -- Restoration and reconquest -- Republic rearmed : the birth of Colombia -- War in the Southern Cone -- Defeat and retreat in Mexico and Peru -- Bolívar and the fall of royalist Peru |
| Summary |
During the period from 1808 to 1826, the Spanish empire was convulsed by wars throughout its dominions in Iberia and the Americas. The conflicts began in Spain, where Napoleon's invasion triggered a war of national resistance. The collapse of the Spanish monarchy provoked challenges to the colonial regime in virtually all of Spain's American provinces, and colonial demands for autonomy and independence led to political turbulence and violent confrontation on a transcontinental scale. During the two decades after 1808, Spanish America witnessed warfare on a scale not seen since the conquests |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Latin America -- General.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
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| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074900
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| Subject |
Latin America
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136757723 |
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1136757724 |
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9780203470305 |
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0203470303 |
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