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Peculiarities of the Latin American Independence Revolutions: A Comparative Study with the American Revolution

Yidi ZhangBeijing Foreign Studies University* Guanjin DuNew Channel Jize HanShenzhen Academy of International Educations Yiming ZhaoGeorgetown Preparatory School

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the Latin American independence revolutions from a social and ideological perspective to contribute to revising the conventional wisdom of Latin American revolutionary history. The method chosen is a comparison between the aforementioned revolutions and the American Revolution, helping to demonstrate how, far from being a simple deviation or a failure, the Latin American independence revolutions had their own traits. The paper tries to answer mainly three questions: how Latin America and America received the enlightenment idea, how those ideas affected their revolutionary process, and how both regions rebuilt and restructured after the revolution.

Keywords: History; Revolution; America; Latin America
Published: May 17, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/30/20231216
Volume: CHR Vol.30
pp. 6-12
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