HIST 8B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fuero, Antiscience, Industrial Revolution
Document Summary
Patterns throughout the region: social relations, how the economy was organized, culture, tradition of political liberty, role of catholic church. New states follow the regional economic contours of the colonial empire. Liberal project: freedom of religion from government this structure does not exist in independent states. Preserve monarchy as political legitimacy liberalism too strong for nation states. Brazil: smooth transition to constitutional monarchy that allows for continuity and transition into economy. Spanish america: complete crisis of political legitimacy. Conservatives: keep status quo and continue monarchy. Colonial economic structures remain firmly in place. Main difference is oligarchies are not at the top. Latin america misses industrial revolution: profound effect. Latin america involved in international economy by being exporters of raw materials. Politics: monarchical structure destroyed fighting ensues to solve what politics to uptake. Liberal project of popular sovereignty and liberty contradicts the autocratic society (slaves) 1820-1850: spanish america: disintegration of political chaos involving wars.
