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Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution

Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution

Paperback

Series: Diálogos

Mexican History

ISBN10: 0826360017
ISBN13: 9780826360014
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Oct 1 2018
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.97 Width: 7.82 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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