HISTORY 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Bourbon Reforms, Arriero, Casta
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12/11 lecture: wars of independence, legacies, national period. Realization of what a full armed struggle would look like and how leadership can be lost. Images of tupac amaru executed, seen as a martyr. This builds on memory and leaves a trace for later on. Spanish bourbon reforms were accomplished in the pov of the crown at the expense of colonial conflict. Accomplished a bit with the reforms, while charles iv . He had to figure out what to do about the french revolution, entangling spain in continuous warfare, pulling more and more resources out of latin america, which becomes more dramatic as the war continues. Later conspired unsuccessfully to overthrow him in 1807. But, shortly enough, napoleon autonomy because brazil is now ran in the center instead of the metropole. In the end, the king returns to lisbon, leaving his son in brazil. This results in independence under its own monarchical rule.
