La impronta del constitucionalismo gaditano en la Independencia del Reino de Guatemala, 1810-1821

The article focuses on the impact of the constitutional debate on independence in Central America, through the publications that emerged with the freedom of the press and the requests for reforms by the deputies in the Cortes. The political conjuncture opened with the events in 1808, led to a series...

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Main Authors: Taracena Arriola, Arturo, Sarazúa Pérez, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8179596
Source:Historia constitucional: Revista Electrónica de Historia Constitucional, ISSN 1576-4729, Nº. 22, 2021, pags. 87-111
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Summary: The article focuses on the impact of the constitutional debate on independence in Central America, through the publications that emerged with the freedom of the press and the requests for reforms by the deputies in the Cortes. The political conjuncture opened with the events in 1808, led to a series of reform proposals in the way of governing within the Spanish Monarchy that would help maintain political unity during the crisis. However, at the local level, the debate on the implications of a written constitution was the basis for the claim of the American elites before the royal authorities in the Kingdom and the Cortes. The article focuses on the impact of the constitutional debate on independence in Central America, through the publications that emerged with the freedom of the press and the requests for reforms by the deputies in the Cortes. Following up on the constitutional debate will allow the discussion of central aspects of independence in Central America.