HISTORY 121 Lecture 1: 9-14 Independence and Its Aftermath
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European elites who move to latin america. Compare creole elites to founding fathers of america. Attempts by portugal to regain control from creole elites. Replaced creole leaders with peninsulares european control. Allowed freer trade outside of spanish empire. Easier to control and regulate if it is legal than if it was backdoor. Increased spanish control & increased revenue more people doing more stuff. Economic growth often at the expense of the poor. French revolution has a greater impact on la than the preceding us revolution. Challenged idea that monarchy is a gift from god. Most of la was not white mixed, black, indigenous. Only time a country has been ruled from one of its colonies. Elites in peripheral areas were the most pro-independence (argentina, chile, parts of colombia and venezuela) Elites in colonial centers depended on the colonial economy, army, etc less enthusiastic. Not a lot of indigenous people in the periphery.
