Open Veins of Latin America, by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, one of the most emblematic books of social thought in Latin America during the second half of the 20th century, was first published in 1971. Before it went ...

The Bourbon reforms sparked a political struggle between the local elite and the Spanish officials commissioned to execute them. This is a key issue since, in the long term, successful implementation relied on a coincidence ...

In Argentine history, the 1880s are famous for the public debate around the definition of secularism. In that decade, three legislative projects were discussed and promulgated, giving form to the «secular laws» of education, ...

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This article examines the chronology-building of Peruvian Independence based on calendars published between 1821 and 1840. It also analyzes different approaches to the Independence process by authors like Valdez y Palacios, ...