The Post-Indendepance Crisis in Latin America

This week we discuss the turbulent and unstable period immediately following the Spanish wars of Independence through mid-century (1828-1950). There was economic devastation, a collapse of institutions and a vacuum of authority, all of which contributed to a conservative resurgence in the form of authoritarian Caudillos who ruled brutally based on their wealth, personal charisma and private militias.
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