Cuestión política. Los debates en torno del gobierno de la Nueva España durante el proceso de independencia
When Charles IV relinquished his dominions in favor of Bonaparte, the inhabitants of New Spain and other Hispanic territories faced a major problem: who would be in charge of government? Or, in Servando Teresa de Mier's words: what had to be done so that a group of individuals could be recogniz...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Spanish |
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2009
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| Online Access: | https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1799 |
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Historia Mexicana |
| Summary: | When Charles IV relinquished his dominions in favor of Bonaparte, the inhabitants of New Spain and other Hispanic territories faced a major problem: who would be in charge of government? Or, in Servando Teresa de Mier's words: what had to be done so that a group of individuals could be recognized by the heads of the military and obeyed by the people? The main political actors soon realized that any option would be disputable. Our paper examines this phenomenon during the process of Independence. Juntas, congresses and governments would always be liable to questioning. The return of Ferdinand VII to the throne and his incapacity to restore the pre-1808 order proved that there was no turning back the process of debating the political order. |
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