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José Artigas and the Federal League in Uruguay's War of Independence (1810-1820)
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2017
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This is a history book that studies the thought and actions of José Gervasio Artigas throughout the decade of his prominence (1810 –1820) as leader of the Federal League, which united his native territory of Uruguay to four neighboring provinces in today’s Argentina.
This was the period when the Spanish king’s abdication propelled elites across that country’s former American colonies to hastily construct new local institutions to carry on governing functions and to assure order and stability. Within a few years that new leadership had to do battle against the armies sent by Spain’s new leadership that attempted to reassert its control.
In the Banda Oriental—today’s Uruguay—Artigas, with democratic and egalitarian values, enjoyed wide support among the rural poor as well as the landed elite. His military victories over the Spanish, and then his successful defense of provincial autonomy before the imperialist ambitions of Buenos Aires, account for the spread of his influence to neighboring provinces and the creation of the Federal League.
His short-term successes infuriated powerful elites in both Buenos Aires and the Portuguese colonies of today’s Brazil. These, allied to the newly potent British empire, then collaborated to bring about his defeat. Artigas’ career, as seen in retrospect, was riddled with contradiction and ambiguity, yet his record of achievements is worthy of remembrance and honor.
The book provides information, largely ignored by previous historians, about his important dealings with three central figures in Argentina’s independence movement: Generals Manuel Belgrano. Martín Güemes, and José de San Martín.
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Copyright year
2017
ISBN-Print
978-1-68393-022-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-68393-023-5
Publisher
University Press Copublishing, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
279
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
Chapter One: Artigas in the Banda Oriental No access Pages 1 - 40
Chapter Two: The Emergence of the Federal League No access Pages 41 - 68
Chapter Three: La provincia guaranítica de misiones No access Pages 69 - 86
Chapter Four: Corrientes No access Pages 87 - 98
Chapter Five: Santa Fe No access Pages 99 - 108
Chapter Six: Entre Ríos No access Pages 109 - 120
Chapter Seven: The Federal League in Crisis No access Pages 121 - 146
