1) Explain John Lynch’s perspective on the Spanish American movements of independence.2) What is Monica Ricketts argument about the Bourbon reforms?
How does it differ from Allan Kuethe’s and Adrian Pearce’s arguments?
3) Explain the main features of Spain’s “stakeholder empire,” as described by Regina Grafe and Alejandra Irigoin?
4) Explain Victor Uribe-Urán’s argument regarding the emergence of the public sphere in colonial Latin America during the Age of Revolutions. Don’t forget to explain what the public sphere is and why it is important.
5) What, according to Ada Ferrer, happened to Cuba starting in the 1790s? Why did this happen?
What other contemporary events influenced the course of Cuban history in the 1790s?
6) Explain Jaime Rodriguez’s argument regarding the issue of representation between 1808 and 1812, when various elections were held to convene an imperial parliament and write a constitution, namely the 1812 Constitution of Cádiz.
7) What is Eric Van Young’s argument about the origins of the Mexican insurgency?
8) Why, according to Marixa Lasso, did the concept of racial harmony, or racial equality, emerge during the Age of Revolutions in Cartagena? What consequences did the emergence of this ideal have in Cartagena during the independence process?
9) According to Jordana Dym, how was the concept of the “sovereignty of the pueblos” transformed into the “sovereignty of the pueblo,” in singular?
Why was this concept transformed in Central America? What implications did this transformation have?
10) Why, according to David Murray, did Cuba remain part of the Spanish Empire, even while most Spanish American territories were seceding from Spain? Don’t forget to explain the competing arguments that Murray contests.You have to answer all the questions, one paragraph for each question. There will be 10 paragraphs in total, the sources are there to help you.
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