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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814840503321

Autore

Sobrevilla Perea Natalia

Titolo

The caudillo of the Andes : Andrés de Santa Cruz / / Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, University of Kent [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-21946-9

1-139-13978-9

1-280-87916-5

1-139-13900-2

9786613720474

0-511-97623-2

1-139-14146-5

1-139-14057-4

1-139-13744-1

1-139-14478-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New approaches to the Americas

Classificazione

HIS024000

Disciplina

984/.04092

Soggetti

Caudillos - Bolivia

Marshals - Bolivia

Presidents - Bolivia

Presidents - Peru

Peru-Bolivian Confederation History

South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830

South America History Autonomy and independence movements

Bolivia Politics and government 1825-1879

Peru Politics and government 1829-1919

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Early years at the twilight of the colonial period -- Great marshall of Zepita : hero of independence -- The creation of Bolivia -- The genesis of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation -- The rise and fall of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation -- Defeat and exile.


Sommario/riassunto

Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces at the center of his ideas of governance, he was a state builder whose ambition ensured a strong and well-administered country. But the ultimate failure of the Confederation had long-reaching consequences that still have an impact today. The story of his life introduces students to broader questions of nationality and identity during this turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia.