A Borrowed Revolution
time, Spain and Portugal were ejected out, leaving the people
colonial Latin America. The concepts and ideas used to achieve the
revolutions in Latin America were borrowed from Europe, but few were
South America, the reader must first understand the system the people
Brazil were controlled by Spain. Spain and its monarchal system ruled
allowed certain rights that people born in the peninsula of Spain had.
journey to Europe lead him to bring this idea of a republic back home,
the republic Bolvar achieved might have never happened. Before the
civilizations of Latin America. Bolvar also took more than the republic
fathers, the three branch government system was in place before the
made his way back from Europe by way of the United States. He not
only studied the revolutions occurring in Europe, but also the events
America had it. Bolvar states that the people of Latin America have
same family lines (Chambers and Chasteen 142). Bolvar did not think
from the French Directory which was in power from 1795-1799. This
the same family was crucial to the success of the Republic, according
to Bolvar.
against one another, Latin America had many different races choosing
sides on who to fight for. Not only did you have the Royalists and
Republicans, they also have the indigenous who are thrown into the
Andean people did not automatically side with the patriots, and in
some cases siding with the royalists was more beneficial (Chambers
and Chasteen 150). More than that, however, most indigenous people
Chasteen, 150). This shows that the group of indigenous who were still
left just wanted to live their own lives away from what either side had
because they could not exist. This caused leaders in Latin America to
(Chambers and Chasteen 194). Even after the revolution, slaves are
still had to requests for confirmation of their liberty, when one of the
but still believed not everyone (including indigenous) were ready for
full independence.
in place. For example, there would be an Inca ruler in place that was
57). This 1790 document written by Miranda was not a full indigenous
continent.
keep their local governments because it was evident the Caciques still
and the three branches of government like Bolvar was. The non-elite,
such as Vargas, was fighting for his life instead. His decision-making
wanted racial equality was fighting for the simple use of a caf instead
Vargas.
and it changed the landscape of the continent. While there were ideas
how the revolution would have went? The revolution was borrowed