A time of decision and action: the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1810.

Authors

  • BRIAN HAMNETT

Keywords:

Peru, 19-Century, politics, Abascal, independence, separatism.

Abstract

The viceregal government in Peru survived the two imperial crises of 1808 and 1810. Viceroy Abascal took advantage of hostility among the Lima élite to many of the Bourbon reforms in order to harness support for the reaffirmation of Peruvian authority over Quito and Charcas, and to resist the Brazilian Court’s designs on Spanish America. The newly formed Army of Upper Peru was commanded in 1810 by the Arequipa creole, Goyeneche. Although schooled in the maxims of Spanish absolutism, Abascal, recognising the authority of the Regency Council and Cortes, witnessed the transformation of the Monarchy into a constitutional system.

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Published

2010-10-29

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MONOGRAPHS

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