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.

2. Work of Portales and the _pelucones_.

                 3. The conservative regime; ten year presidents.

                 4. War with Spain.

                 5. The problem of the Araucanians.

                 6. War with Peru and Bolivia.

                 7. Balmaceda and the congress.

                 8. Relations with the United States; with Argentina;
                 the "Christ of the Andes."

                 9. Contemporary government and politics.

                     a. Operation of the cabinet system in Chile.

                     b. Contemporary political parties.

                     c. Local government.

     Readings: Elliot, _Chile_; Garcia Calderon, 164-179; Hancock,
     _A History of Chile_; Amunategui and Vicuña MacKenna, _La
     dictadura de O'Higgins_; Bulnes, _Las Causas de la Guerra entre
     Chile y Peru_; Markham, _The War between Peru and Chile_;
     Olivares, _Historia de Chile_; Guiterez, _La Guerra de 1879_;
     Barros Arana, _La Guerre du Pacifique_; ----, _Historia
     general de Chile_; Egaña, _The Tacna and Arica Question_; Macy
     and Gannaway, _Comparative Free Government_, 663-672; Reinsch,
     _Parliamentary Government in Chile_ (Am. Pol. Science Rev.,
     III, 507, _et seq._)

             D. Uruguay.

                 1. Relations with Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

                 2. Political organization and progress.

                 3. Economic, educational, and religious developments.

                 4. Contemporary government and politics.

     Readings: Koebel, _Uruguay_; Roxlo, _Uruguay en 1904_; Acevedo,
     _Historia de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay_; Zorilla de San
     Martin, _La Epopeya de Artigas_.

     4. Less Progressive and Backward States of South America.

         A. Venezuela:

             1. Revolutions and tyrants: Guzman Blanco; Castro.

             2. Foreign relations.

             3. Contemporary government and politics.

     Readings: Dalton, _Venezuela_; Scruggs, _The Colombian and
     Venezuelan Republics_.

         B. Colombia:

             1. Political record.

             2. Foreign relations.

     Readings: Scruggs, _The Colombian and Venezuelan Republics_;
     Levine, _Colombia_; Eder, _Columbia_; Arboleda, _Historia
     contemporanea de Colombia_.

         C. Ecuador.

     Readings: Enock, _Ecuador_; Mejia, _Ecuador_; Cevalles,
     _Compendio de la historia del Ecuador_.

         D. Peru.

             1. Political record.

             2. Foreign relations.

             3. Contemporary government and politics.

     Readings: Enock, _Peru_; Wright, _Peru_; Markham, _A History of
     Peru_; Llorente, _Historia de Peru_.

         E. Bolivia.

             1. Presidency of Sucre and dictatorship of Santa Cruz.

             2. Political disorder.

             3. Foreign relations; part of Bolivia in war, 1879-83.

             4. Constitution of 1880.

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A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History

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