Natalia Sobrevilla Perea: 2 books
The Rise of Constitutional Government in the Iberian Atlantic World
The Impact of the Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
In March 1812, while Napoleon’s brother Joseph sat on the throne of Spain and the armies of France occupied much of the country, legislators elected from Spain and its overseas territories met in the Andalusian city of Cádiz. There, as the cornerstone of a government in exile, they drafted and...
The Caudillo of the Andes
Andrés de Santa Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
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...