The examination of identities and beliefs, and the affiliations that stem from them, forms the ce... more The examination of identities and beliefs, and the affiliations that stem from them, forms the central focus of several of these recent studies. Current historical literature argues that local societies and identities influenced nationand state-formation both in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, which was not simply an elite imposition from the centre. Accordingly, regionalism remains very much on the agenda, as it has been in the historiography of the past three or four decades. Most historians of Mexico now concur with the view that a process of negotiation took place between popular groups, provincial elites, and national governments, irrespective of regime, throughout much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in order to make government viable. Historians have also noted that traditional perceptions and old habits derived from the colonial era survived alongside nineteenth-century liberal or early twentieth-century revolutionary innovations. A substantial number of recent works examine problems of ethnicity, defence of community, and religious beliefs, and thereby deepen our understanding of the differing regional and local dimensions of these phenomena. This has also been the case with regard to the historiography of the struggles for Independence.1 Differing regional and popular concepts of the nation have emerged from recent literature, and some historians have
Inquisitor and prelate Antonio Bergosa y Jordán was one of the most important characters of the l... more Inquisitor and prelate Antonio Bergosa y Jordán was one of the most important characters of the last two decades of the Spanish Colonial regime. However, little is known about him, and his role as Bishop of Oaxaca and elected Archbishop of Mexico, between 1800 and 1817, is not easily interpreted. Although he was close to many leaders of the Enlightenment, he was never among the most distinguished supporters of this movement. From 1810 on, he strongly opposed Mexican independence while defending the 1812 Constitution of Cadiz as warrant of the Spanish Monar- chy's unity. This former inquisitor welcomed, nevertheless, the abolition of the inquisition by the Cortes in 1813. Victim of Ferdinand's reaction starting May 1814, Bergosa had to defend his conduct and reaffirm his loyalty.
espanolEn las ultimas decadas, la posicion internacional de America Latina ha cambiado significat... more espanolEn las ultimas decadas, la posicion internacional de America Latina ha cambiado significativamente. La tendencia en el subcontinente de formar alianzas supranacionales, particularmente desde la decada de 1980, explica esto en parte, aunque tambien ello se debe a la creacion de organizaciones internacionales originadas fuera de esa zona. Por otro lado, los compromisos estrategicos de Estados Unidos, anteriormente predominante en el subcontinente, en el Medio Oriente y, en la actualidad, en la zona del Pacifico, han contribuido a que dicha potencia pierda su larga hegemonia comenzada a fines del siglo XIX. En efecto, el ingreso de China al subcontinente iberoamericano desde la decada de 2000 ha introducido un factor completamente nuevo en la politica economica de la region. Sin embargo, America Latina solo representa un elemento en los calculos y objetivos de China como potencia mundial. Por esta razon, es poco probable que la nacion asiatica llegue a aspirar al tipo de hegemon...
The examination of identities and beliefs, and the affiliations that stem from them, forms the ce... more The examination of identities and beliefs, and the affiliations that stem from them, forms the central focus of several of these recent studies. Current historical literature argues that local societies and identities influenced nationand state-formation both in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, which was not simply an elite imposition from the centre. Accordingly, regionalism remains very much on the agenda, as it has been in the historiography of the past three or four decades. Most historians of Mexico now concur with the view that a process of negotiation took place between popular groups, provincial elites, and national governments, irrespective of regime, throughout much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in order to make government viable. Historians have also noted that traditional perceptions and old habits derived from the colonial era survived alongside nineteenth-century liberal or early twentieth-century revolutionary innovations. A substantial number of recent works examine problems of ethnicity, defence of community, and religious beliefs, and thereby deepen our understanding of the differing regional and local dimensions of these phenomena. This has also been the case with regard to the historiography of the struggles for Independence.1 Differing regional and popular concepts of the nation have emerged from recent literature, and some historians have
Inquisitor and prelate Antonio Bergosa y Jordán was one of the most important characters of the l... more Inquisitor and prelate Antonio Bergosa y Jordán was one of the most important characters of the last two decades of the Spanish Colonial regime. However, little is known about him, and his role as Bishop of Oaxaca and elected Archbishop of Mexico, between 1800 and 1817, is not easily interpreted. Although he was close to many leaders of the Enlightenment, he was never among the most distinguished supporters of this movement. From 1810 on, he strongly opposed Mexican independence while defending the 1812 Constitution of Cadiz as warrant of the Spanish Monar- chy's unity. This former inquisitor welcomed, nevertheless, the abolition of the inquisition by the Cortes in 1813. Victim of Ferdinand's reaction starting May 1814, Bergosa had to defend his conduct and reaffirm his loyalty.
espanolEn las ultimas decadas, la posicion internacional de America Latina ha cambiado significat... more espanolEn las ultimas decadas, la posicion internacional de America Latina ha cambiado significativamente. La tendencia en el subcontinente de formar alianzas supranacionales, particularmente desde la decada de 1980, explica esto en parte, aunque tambien ello se debe a la creacion de organizaciones internacionales originadas fuera de esa zona. Por otro lado, los compromisos estrategicos de Estados Unidos, anteriormente predominante en el subcontinente, en el Medio Oriente y, en la actualidad, en la zona del Pacifico, han contribuido a que dicha potencia pierda su larga hegemonia comenzada a fines del siglo XIX. En efecto, el ingreso de China al subcontinente iberoamericano desde la decada de 2000 ha introducido un factor completamente nuevo en la politica economica de la region. Sin embargo, America Latina solo representa un elemento en los calculos y objetivos de China como potencia mundial. Por esta razon, es poco probable que la nacion asiatica llegue a aspirar al tipo de hegemon...
M.C. Mirow and Rafael Domingo (eds.), Routledge, 2021
This volume on Christian Jurists in Latin America examines the lives of forty key personalities i... more This volume on Christian Jurists in Latin America examines the lives of forty key personalities in Latin American legal history, in particular how their Christian faith was a factor in molding the evolution of law in their countries and the region. Each chapter discusses a jurist within his or her intellectual and political context. All chapters have been written by distinguished legal scholars and historians from Latin America and around the world. This diversity of international and methodological perspectives gives the volume its unique character; it will appeal to scholars, lawyers, and students interested in the interplay between religion and law. Many political, social, and legal historians will find, for the first time in English, authoritative treatments of the legal luminaries of the region. Latin America offers an important geographic region for scholarly attention. First, there are few authoritative works in English dealing with Latin American legal developments, institutions, and actors. This work is a significant contribution to our ability to understand the work and perspectives of jurists and their effect on legal development in individual countries and the region. Second, the region has a rich religious tradition, mostly associated Roman Catholicism, from the colonial period to the present day. Many jurists studied here took their faith seriously and appropriated their religious convictions into their work in law as teachers, scholars, and officials. Third, the individuals selected for study during the national period of Latin America’s countries exhibit wide-ranging areas of expertise from private law and codification, through national public law and constitutional law, to international developments that left their mark on the world.
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Latin America offers an important geographic region for scholarly attention. First, there are few authoritative works in English dealing with Latin American legal developments, institutions, and actors. This work is a significant contribution to our ability to understand the work and perspectives of jurists and their effect on legal development in individual countries and the region. Second, the region has a rich religious tradition, mostly associated Roman Catholicism, from the colonial period to the present day. Many jurists studied here took their faith seriously and appropriated their religious convictions into their work in law as teachers, scholars, and officials. Third, the individuals selected for study during the national period of Latin America’s countries exhibit wide-ranging areas of expertise from private law and codification, through national public law and constitutional law, to international developments that left their mark on the world.