Independence and Caudillo Politics

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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

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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

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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

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Jose de San Martin
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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

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Juan Manuel de Rosas
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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

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The Banner of Rosas
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Liberal Opponent of
Rosas
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Pedro I of Brazil
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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