Natalia Sobrevilla Perea

Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation.... Lire la suite

El Perú del bicentenario es un país desmoralizado. El desánimo proviene del agotamiento del proyecto constitucional de 1993 y del de la democratización del año 2000. No es la primera vez en nuestra historia, sin embargo, que proyectos de nación... Lire la suite

In March 1812, while Napoleon’s brother Joseph sat on the throne of Spain and the armies of France occupied much of the country, legislators elected from Spain and its overseas territories met in the Andalusian city of Cádiz. There, as the... Lire la suite

In this book, Natalia Sobrevilla Perea reconstructs the history of the armed forces in nineteenth-century Peru and reveals what it meant to be a member. By centering the experiences of individuals, it demonstrates how the armed forces were an... Lire la suite

Independence and Nation-Building in Latin America: Race and Identity in the Crucible of War reconceptualizes the history of the break-up of colonial empires in Spanish and Portuguese America. In doing so, the authors critically examine competing... Lire la suite

Una exploración profunda de la Independencia peruana a través de diez ensayos que desafían las nociones tradicionales de nación e identidad. La conmemoración del año bicentenario propicia un marco ideal para pensar el proceso independentista peruano... Lire la suite