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Independence and Caudillo Politics

Independence and Caudillo Politics. The Mystery of Caudillo (Warlord) Politics Independence and the Breakdown of Consensus in Spanish America Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentine Warlord Brazil and the Maintenance of Order. The Mystery of Caudillo Politics. America is Ungovernable

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Independence and Caudillo Politics

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  1. Independence and Caudillo Politics • The Mystery of Caudillo (Warlord) Politics • Independence and the Breakdown of Consensus in Spanish America • Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentine Warlord • Brazil and the Maintenance of Order

  2. The Mystery of Caudillo Politics • America is Ungovernable • Caudillo or Warlord Politics • Cultural Explanations for Warlords • Weakness of democratic institutions • Individualism and Anarchism • Racial Mixing • Conquistador Tradition

  3. Caudillos and Masculinity • Men on horseback exemplify the masculine qualities associated with the rural world • This explains why urban military men and aspiring political leaders both fear and admire their enemies • The rise of the city necessitates the removal of the caudillo as a political presence

  4. Jose de San Martin

  5. Independence and the Breakdown of Consensus • The Bourbon Reforms and the Roots of Caudillo Politics • Regional Differences • Elite Divisions • The Breakdown of Order, 1780-1825 • Liberals and Conservatives • The Caudillo as Political Broker

  6. Juan Manuel de Rosas

  7. Juan Manuel de Rosas: Argentine Warlord • The Early Life of Rosas • The Road to Power for the Gaucho Leader • Conservative Dictator • The Mazorca and the Terrorist State • The Downfall of Rosas

  8. The Banner of Rosas

  9. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento: Liberal Opponent of Rosas

  10. Pedro I of Brazil

  11. Brazil and the Maintenance of Order • The Export Economy and Elite Consensus in Brazil • Pedro I and the Independence of Brazil • Order and the Absence of Caudillo Politics in the Early 19th Century

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