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Mexico City, 1808 - Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution (Hardcover)
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Mexico City, 1808 - Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution (Hardcover)
Series: Dialogos Series
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In 1800 Mexico City was the largest, richest, most powerful city in
the Americas, its vibrant silver economy an engine of world trade.
Then Napoleon invaded Spain in 1808, desperate to gain New Spain's
silver. He broke Spain's monarchy, setting off a summer of ferment
in Mexico City. People took to the streets, dreaming of an absent
king, seeking popular sovereignty, and imagining that the wealth of
silver should serve New Spain and its people-until a military coup
closed public debate. Political ferment continued while drought and
famine stalked the land. Together they fueled the political and
popular risings that exploded north of the capital in 1810. Tutino
offers a new vision of the political violence and social conflicts
that led to the fall of silver capitalism and Mexican independence
in 1821. People demanding rights faced military defenders of power
and privilege-the legacy of 1808 that shaped Mexican history.
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