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The Birth of a Public Sphere in Latin America During the Age of Revolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

Victor M. Uribe-Uran
Victor M. Uribe-Uran
Affiliation:
Florida International University
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Abstract

The late colonial period was generally an era of anxiety for royal officials in Spanish America and its neighboring areas. To the turmoil caused by massive rebellions, especially in the early 1780s, was added the volatile political atmosphere resulting from the French Revolution. Several “seditious” incidents occurred subsequently throughout the colonial landscape. Both the popular rebellions prior to and the plots following the French Revolution were compounded by an increasing “public” awareness and discussion of politics and modern ideas.

Type
Research Article
Information
Comparative Studies in Society and History , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 425 - 457
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© 2000 Society for Comparative Study of Society and History

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Footnotes

Financial support for this research was kindly provided by the Florida International University Foundation, Miami, FL. I am grateful to Professors John Kicza and John Markoff for reading the manuscript and providing excellent critiques and useful advice. The two anonymous reviewers designated by the journal, one of whom I later learned was Professor Eric Van Young, gave me valuable suggestions for strengthening the essay's thesis and improving its structure, for which I am indebted.