Carta de Jamaica

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Carta de Jamaica is a seminal 1815 political essay in which Simón Bolívar outlines his vision for Latin American independence, unity, and republican government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
letter ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
alternativeName Carta de Jamaica de 1815 ⓘ
linked to: Carta de Jamaica

Respuesta de un Americano Meridional a un caballero de esta isla ⓘ
linked to: Carta de Jamaica
author Simón Bolívar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Venezuela ⓘ
dateWritten 1815 ⓘ
describes arguments for republican government ⓘ
critique of Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
difficulties of post-independence governance ⓘ
vision for a united Latin America ⓘ
genre political theory ⓘ
revolutionary literature ⓘ
hasPart analysis of Spanish colonial administration ⓘ
proposals for future Latin American governments ⓘ
reflections on geography and diversity of Spanish America ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
influenced 19th-century Latin American republican movements ⓘ
Bolivarianism ⓘ
Latin American political thought ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
North American independence ⓘ
intendedAudience European public opinion ⓘ
an Englishman in Jamaica ⓘ
keyConcept balance between liberty and order ⓘ
danger of political fragmentation ⓘ
federation of Latin American states ⓘ
need for strong but republican institutions ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
mainSubject Latin American independence ⓘ
Latin American unity ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ
monarchy versus republic ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
placeWritten Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
purpose to justify the independence of Spanish America ⓘ
to outline a political project for Latin America ⓘ
to seek foreign support for independence ⓘ
significance early formulation of Bolivarian ideology ⓘ
foundational text of Latin American political thought ⓘ
key document in the intellectual history of Latin American independence ⓘ
title Carta de Jamaica ⓘ
writtenDuring Simón Bolívar's exile in Jamaica ⓘ

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Simón Bolívar → wrote → Carta de Jamaica ⓘ
Carta de Jamaica → title → Carta de Jamaica ⓘ
Carta de Jamaica → alternativeName → Carta de Jamaica de 1815 ⓘ
linked to: Carta de Jamaica
Carta de Jamaica → alternativeName → Respuesta de un Americano Meridional a un caballero de esta isla ⓘ
linked to: Carta de Jamaica