Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda
Since its origins, congresses played significant roles in the emerging states of Latin America following independence from Spain. Yet their protagonism has been overshadowed by the so-called caudillos, the strongmen who seem to have dominated the politics of the region during most of the nineteenth...
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| description | Since its origins, congresses played significant roles in the emerging states of Latin America following independence from Spain. Yet their protagonism has been overshadowed by the so-called caudillos, the strongmen who seem to have dominated the politics of the region during most of the nineteenth-century. This article argues that congresses were central political actors in Latin America during the century and it does so by examining their various functions. Congresses served to form governments, to define the legislative agenda, to limit the power of the executive. Congress was the institution around which political parties and their leaders were formed, while the practices of representative government developed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1337e726-72b9-48ad-841d-85a46ebd28c32022-03-26T10:12:43ZCongresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agendaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1337e726-72b9-48ad-841d-85a46ebd28c3Symplectic Elements at OxfordTaylor and Francis2017Posada-Carbó, ESince its origins, congresses played significant roles in the emerging states of Latin America following independence from Spain. Yet their protagonism has been overshadowed by the so-called caudillos, the strongmen who seem to have dominated the politics of the region during most of the nineteenth-century. This article argues that congresses were central political actors in Latin America during the century and it does so by examining their various functions. Congresses served to form governments, to define the legislative agenda, to limit the power of the executive. Congress was the institution around which political parties and their leaders were formed, while the practices of representative government developed. |
| spellingShingle | Posada-Carbó, E Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title | Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title_full | Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title_fullStr | Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title_short | Congresses versus caudillos : the untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda |
| title_sort | congresses versus caudillos the untold history of democracy in latin america with special emphasis on new granada colombia 1830 60 a new research agenda |
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