Chapter 23-Latin America in the 19th Century

The 18th Century Enlightenment

1. Had limited impact on Latin America

2. Due to limited contact, there was also a limited Awareness of the “New Sciences” and social contract theories

3. American and French Revs. had a limited intellectual impact

Caudillo

Political Military Leader with Authoritarian Tendencies

Simon Bolivar

The eventual liberator of northern South America

US-Mexico War

• 1836: Antonio Lopez Santa Anna, the sitting president of Mexico, defeated Texas forces at The Alamo (never forget)

• Texas was later declared an independent state, seeking protection from the US, after defeating Santa Anna’s forces

  • The US chose to back Texas, and Mexico was defeated, forcing the, to give up everything north of the Rio Grande

• Completely ignored: Texas wanted to break off because Mexico didn’t allow slavery, but the US did

Catholicism

Remained the national religion in Latin America

The Second Industrial Revolution

LATAM Govts responded to the SIR’s need for chemicals and Electricity

• This increase in exports raised LATAM’s standard of living

Banana Republic

A negative term used to describe countries in South/Latin America.

Brazil

Coffee became the most major export coming out of ______

Monroe Doctrine

Europe was deterred from entering South America by the US.