This book is about Enlightenment culture in Spanish America before Independence—in short, there where, according to Hegel, one would least expect to find it.

"Recovers the themes, intent, and legacy of 18th century Spanish American literature that often are lost in the broader scholarship of Latin American literature

Innovatively revisits Latin American independence and its significance for the Age of Atlantic Revolutions.

The overthrow of Viceroy Joaqu&ín de la Pezuela on 29 January 1821 has not received much attention from historians, who have viewed it as a simple military upr