Independence in Spanish America

Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface to the Second Dialogos Edition; Preface to the First Dialogos Edition; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Life Span of Some Leaders of Independence; By Way of Introduction; The Causes of Independence; The Late Colonial Revolts and Protests; The First Phase of the Independence Movements; The Second Phase of the Independence Movements; The Independence Leaders as Liberals; The Problems of Independence; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.