The Geopolitics Of Latin American Independence Analysis

Rafe Blaufarb’s main argument within “The Western Question: The Geopolitics of Latin American Independence” is that of the geopolitical events that took place during 1815 to 1820. The result of the Spanish imperial collapse was significant to the independence of Latin America were impacted by Britain, France, the United States, and individuals; royalsit, privateers, and Bonapartists. International competition between the North Atlantic powers, particularly France and Britain, as well ass the effects of the Napoleonic time period effected Spanish America and Spanish geopolitics (Blaufarb, 743). Britain’s main interests dealt with free commerce between themselves and Latin America, while remaining allies with the Spanish. Their main concern

This source was produced by A. Walker and Fransisco Zea (from New Granda). It was printed in London in both Spanish and English in the year of 1822. The intended audience for this source was The general reader, the merchants, and the colonist in London as well as the Spanish population. The source is trying to persuade the recognition of Colombia’s independence to the states of Europe, particularly by Britain. “If [Spain] were fool-hardy enough to do so, then must she determine to lose both the sovereignty and the trade of South America by the same policy. By such a proceeding she could hurt only herself.” (Walker, 98). This source uses geography as a way to persuade its intended readers because it’s a big deal to recognize independence. Britain was allies with Spain and by bringing in the Spanish voices themselves to say that independence is a good idea provided Britain with the security of accepting the independence of Colombia. The Haiti Declaration of Independence relates with this document because they are both documents that apply to states that are trying to gain sovereignty after being colonized from Atlantic powers. This document relates to the Scott reading because it lightly covers the ideology of slavery, and the new enlightened West was anti-slavery these same rules applied to Adélaïde Métayer within Cuba and New Orleans. It support the Blaufarb document because Colombia is telling Britain that they would benefit from trade if they were to accept Colombia as an independent state. Blaufarb’s argument is parallel to this in the fact that he also mentions the outcome that Britain would result to if they start trading with Latin