Independence in Central America and Chiapas, 1770-1823 /

A collection of essays considering themes of power, rebellion, sovereignty, and resistance throughout the Kingdom of Guatemala beginning in the late eighteenth century and ending with independence from Spain and the debate surrounding the decision to join the Mexican Empire.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Época de las independencias en Centroamérica y Chiapas.
Other Authors:	Pollack, Aaron (Editor), Hancock, Nancy T. (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Spanish.
Published:	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Central America > History > To 1821. Chiapas (Mexico) > History > 19th century. Self-determination, National > Central America > History > 19th century. Central America > Social conditions > 18th century. Chiapas (Mexico) > Social conditions > 18th century. Central America > Politics and government > 18th century. Chiapas (Mexico) > Politics and government > 18th century.

Table of Contents:

By way of introduction to Central American independence: a brief historical and historiographical overview / Aaron Pollack
Representing sovereignty in oath-taking ceremonies: the Kingdom of Guatemala, 1790-1812 / Sajid Alfredo Herrera Mena
The Costa Rican Concordia Compact, 1821-1823: a view of independence from a constitutionalist perspective / Pablo Augusto Rodríguez Solano
Theaters of power in 1821: swearing loyalty to independence in the province of Guatemala / Xiomara Avendaño Rojas
Bourbon reforms and enlightenment in Chiapas, 1758-1808 / Christophe Belaubre
Local powers and popular resistance in Nicaragua, 1808-1813 / Elizet Payne Iglesias
Totonicapán, 1820: one of the tips of the iceberg? / Aaron Pollack
The myth of Bustamantine terror / Timothy Hawkins.