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French revolutionaries in the 1790s began an intellectual awakening called the Enlightenment, which opened the door for ideas of positivism in Latin American society and people in Latin America turned to liberal ideologies as liberalism means the idea of liberty, equality and popular sovereignty. During the early 19th century in Latin America, liberalism clashed with conservative views as liberals wanted to end the dominance of the Catholic Church, class stratification and slavery. These issues for many years strongly affected the way that Latin American society was organized. The majority of liberals believed in a democratic system of government, but this system would create many changes and much confusion in Latin American communities in the early 19th century. On the other hand, conservatism favored existing systems and hierarchies. Conservatives believed chaos and social disorder would break out if the political system were liberalized. Latin American conservatives generally believed in class stratification and opposed radical change in government in Latin America. The contest between liberals and conservatives in Latin America, while sweeping in effect, was largely fought between members of the landed, white or creole elite. Systems in place from the colonial period -- such as slavery, patronage by the elite and debt peonage -- meant that the great mass of Indians, Africans and people of mixed race had little, if any power compared to the very small creole ruling class. Thus the concern that liberalization would lead to `` disorder '' that the conservatives spoke about was often a veiled or transparent fear of race war. Caudillos soon came to power in some Latin American societies, such as Argentina and Mexico. Caudillos were conservatives who promised protection and restoration of traditional ways to the people. They were generally pragmatic, believing in a ruling system of what works best. Caudillos used military force to hold society together. References Rivera, Faviola ( February 1, 2016 ). `` Liberalism in Latin America ''. In Zalta, Edward N. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Miguel Jorrin and John Martz. Latin American Political Thought and Ideology. University of North Carolina Press, 1970. Conservatism in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago North America Mexico Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Dependencies not included. Defined as a semi-autonomous territory. Liberalism in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago North America Mexico Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Dependencies not included. Defined as a semi-autonomous territory. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberalism_and_conservatism_in_Latin_America&oldid=829374224 '' Categories : Liberalism Conservatism in South America Comparative politics Latin America Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from November 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk Variants About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 8 March 2018, at 06 : 40. 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Question: what did the conservatives want for latin america
Answer: believed in class stratification and opposed radical change in government in Latin America