José Artigas and the Federal League in Uruguay’s War of

José Artigas and the Federal League in Uruguay’s War of Independence (1810–1820)

This is a history book that studies the thought and actions of JosÃ© Gervasio Artigas throughout the decade of his prominence (1810 â€“1820) as leader of the Federal League, which united his native territory of Uruguay to four neighboring provinces in todayâ€™s Argentina.
This was the period when the Spanish kingâ€™s abdication propelled elites across that countryâ€™s former American colonies to hastily construct new local institutions to carry on governing functions and to assure order and stability. Within a few years that new leadership had to do battle against the armies sent by Spainâ€™s new leadership that attempted to reassert its control.
In the Banda Orientalâ€”todayâ€™s Uruguayâ€”Artigas, with democratic and egalitarian values, enjoyed wide support among the rural poor as well as the landed elite. His military victories over the Spanish, and then his successful defense of provincial autonomy before the imperialist ambitions of Buenos Aires, account for the spread of his influence to neighboring provinces and the creation of the Federal League.
His short-term successes infuriated powerful elites in both Buenos Aires and the Portuguese colonies of todayâ€™s Brazil. These, allied to the newly potent British empire, then collaborated to bring about his defeat. Artigasâ€™ career, as seen in retrospect, was riddled with contradiction and ambiguity, yet his record of achievements is worthy of remembrance and honor.
The book provides information, largely ignored by previous historians, about his important dealings with three central figures in Argentinaâ€™s independence movement: Generals Manuel Belgrano. MartÃn GÃ¼emes, and JosÃ© de San MartÃn.
Country USA
Brand Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Manufacturer Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-01-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781683930228

Country	USA
Brand	Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Manufacturer	Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-01-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781683930228

José Artigas and the Federal League in Uruguay’s War of Independence (1810–1820)