Latin American Liberalism Vs Conservatism

Liberal vs Conservative (Assignment 7) After the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the Enlightenment period followed, which opened the eyes of those in Latin American societies. People in Latin American began considering liberal ideologies, which clashed with conservative views. Liberals were those that supported little government intervention, individual freedom, public education and economic progress. Conservatives were generally supportive of the church, and disliked state involvement in education, marriages, and other forms of state control. These two different viewpoints were varied from country to country during the period of Latin American independence. First off, liberals were considered to be anti-monarchial and favored the idea of a republic, such as in some countries the idea of federalism was supported, such as Colombia, and in other
Mexico was able to achieve independence in 1821 as a result of conservative forces reacting to the liberal reforms that were adopted in Spain. The conservatives acted in order to protect the church and colonial societal structure, which ultimately led to a liberal-conservative conflict. In Central America, liberals attempted to declare independence in 1823, but conflicts made it difficult for a federation to form until there was total military control under General Francisco Morazán, a liberal that supported economic, social, education, and judicial reforms. Brazilian independence was a result of the influence of liberal intellectual Jose Bonifacio de Andrada, who is left to instruct Dom Pedro II, the young emperor of Brazil. Throughout the next 40 years, Brazil developed under seemingly liberal ideas, such as state sponsored European immigration. However, Dom Pedro II and his daughter were exiled due to the lack of patience of liberals about Isabel’s husbands’ monarchical