The Imperial Crisis, Rebellion, and the Viceroy
Nueva Granada in 1809
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2786505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert L Gilmore, Robert Gilmore (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1960-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2509791 |
| OpenAlex | W4234195040 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
ANTONIO AMAR Y BORBON, Viceroy of Nueva Granada i(1803-1810), is chiefly remembered as an official ejected from office on July 20, 1810, by the people of Santafe de Bogota. At the time he was old, hard of hearing, unimpressive in person, and rather brusque as elderly generals are reputed to be. He distrusted undisciplined civilian gatherings. Understandably, he cuts a poor figure in Colombian historiography since severance of political ties between colony and mother country customarily leads to permanent deprecation of the overthrown officials. Amar was not a political leader by training. In view of the defense problems facing the empire, he was probably chosen for his office because of a creditable military career. Under the pressure of the grave imperial constitutional crisis initiated in 1808 by the French in Spain, the viceroy proved to be a vigorous discreet official who understood his mission and used intelligently the limited means at his disposal. The Quito rebellion of 1809 was the first calamity produced in the jurisdiction of the viceroyalty by the! imperial crisis. The nature of that rebellion and its impact on the viceroyalty of Nueva Granada was such that it exhausted the political resources of the viceregal government and brought on its collapse. This article proposes to relate the imperial crisis to the viceroyalty, state the motives and justifications of the Quito rebellion as reported from the scene, present the attitude of Granadians toward the rebellion, and describe the attempt of Amar to resolve the problems posed by the rebellion. Subversion, feared in Europe since 1789, had made little headway in Nueva Granada by 1808. Aroused by the spread of French revolutionary ideas in Europe, Spanish government officials responded promptly to signs of interest in the colonies. A number of investigations in the early 1790's brought notoriety to Antonio Narino, Francisco de Espejo, and others under the jurisdiction of the viceroyalty of Nueva Granada. The authorities established the fact of conspiracy among a very few and of discussion among intellectuals who were
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2019 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |