A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History

Name: A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History
Author: Pierson, William Whatley, Jr.

Pierson, William Whatley, Jr.

Latin America -- History -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.

b. Citizens of the United States in the northern campaigns.

         11. The revolution in the South, 1809-1821:

             a. Conditions in Buenos Aires and the South which produced
             revolution; political services of Mariano Moreno, Castelli,
             Belgrano, Pueyrredon, Rivadavia, Monteagudo, etc.

             b. Campaigns: Belgrano at Tucuman; revolutionizing of
             Paraguay; Artigas in Uruguay.

             c. San Martin as soldier in Argentina and as governor of
             Cuyo; preparation for the campaign in Chile; crossing of
             the Andes.

             d. Liberation of Chile; battles of Chacabuco and Maipu;
             work of O'Higgins and Lord Cochrane; foreigners in San
             Martin's service.

             e. Campaign for Peru--Naval and Military.

         12. Relations of Bolivar and San Martin; political theories of
         each; the conference at Guayaquil; retirement of San Martin.

         13. Final Stages in the war of independence, 1822-1826:

             a. Bolivar's invasion of Peru; relations with political
             leaders.

             b. Battles of Junin and Ayacucho.

             c. The campaign in Upper Peru; the Bolivian constitution.

             d. Surrender of Callao.

         14. The part of the Indians in the wars; the part of the
         loyalists, their treatment; emigration of loyalists.

         15. Early evidences of national aspiration on the part of
         various communities.

         16. Prosperity; free trade; interest of England and the United
         States.

         17. Unity versus sectionalism.

         18. The Confederation of New Granada; Bolivar as an executive
         and political theorist; revolutionary legislation.

         19. Political theories and conflicting ambitions of the
         generals; radicalism and conservatism in the revolution.

         20. Establishment of states.

         21. Revolutionary society in South America.

         22. Comparison of the revolutions in South America with that in
         the United States.

         23. Mexico and Central America:

             a. Hidalgo, Morelos, Mina, Guerrero.

             b. Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala.

             c. Part of the church; the land issue; social questions.

             d. Revolutionizing of Central America.

         24. Saint Domingue: Toussaint L'Ouverture.

     Required Readings: Shepherd, 69-81; Garcia Calderon, 58-86;
     Bryce, 423-448; _Cambridge Modern History_, Vol. X, 280-309;
     Herrera, _La Revolution Francesa y Sud America_; Robertson,
     _Francisco de Miranda and the Revolutionising of
     Spanish-America_ (Amer. Hist. Assn. reports, 1907); _Rise of
     Spanish-American Republics_; Moses, _Spain's Declining Power in
     South America, 1730-1806_.

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A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History

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