A Latin American Spokesman in Napoleonic Spain: José Mejía Lequerica

Autor:	Phlip L. Astuto
Rok vydání:	1968
Předmět:	Cultural Studies History Latin Americans Ancient history
Zdroj:	The Americas. 24:354-377
ISSN:	1533-6247 0003-1615
Popis:	The Spanish political crisis of 1808 and the subsequent convening of the Cortes at Cádiz two years later helped crystallize certain political and philosophical concepts held by a number of “enlightened ”persons on both sides of the Atlantic. Their inherent faith in reason and progress made these delegates at Cádiz turn to a new instrument of government with confidence. In the end, however, strong vested interests thwarted the work of this liberal Cortes. This study examines the struggles, frustrations, triumphs, and failures of one influential and outspoken American in the Cortes at Cádiz, José Mejía Lequerica (1775-1813), who brought many ideas of the Enlightenment and of the French Constitution of 1791 to the new Spanish Constitution.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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