HIST 8B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Túpac Amaru Ii, Vicente Guerrero, Agustín De Iturbide
Document Summary
Uprisings where slaves took revenge on masters were less common. Men discuss new political philosophies (usually overthrow of monarchies to form republics) Usually white and well off men were only exiled when caught in conspiracy. Tiradentes ( tooth-puller ): mulatto army officer publicly executed after being caught in political conspiracy now brazil"s greatest patriot martyr. Mestiszo tupac claims royal inca descent and calls for alliance among american born whits, mestizos, indigenous. Rebellion becomes primarily indiegnous and out of control and starts another stubborn revolt led by tupac catari. Kills about 100,000 people and terrifies peruvian elite. Independence seeking creoles were most interested in nativism. Glorified an american identity defined by birthplace (which creoles shared with indeigenous people, mixed, and children of african slaves) Enemies are anyone born in spain or portugal. Joao in 1815 declare brazil to be kingdom like portugal (used to be colony) Brazil and portugal are now at same level but portugal doesn"t like that.
