Caudillos in Spanish America, 1800-1850
By: John Lynch.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Rosas, Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de, 1793-1877.; Páez, José Antonio, 1790-1873.; Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876.; Carrera, Rafael, 1814-1865.; Caudillos -- Latin America -- History -- 19th century.; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Description: This text traces the origins and development of the caudillo tradition, with studies of four major caudillos: Juan Manuel de Rosas (Argentina), Jose Antonio Paez (Venezuela), Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (Mexico) and Rafael Carrera (Guatemala).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-455) and index.