Forceful Negotiations: The Origins of the Pronunciamiento in Nineteenth-Century Mexico

Book Overview

Often translated as "revolt," a pronunciamiento was a formal, written protest, typically drafted as a list of grievances or demands, that could result in an armed rebellion. This common nineteenth-century Hispano-Mexican extraconstitutional practice was used by soldiers and civilians to forcefully lobby, negotiate, or petition for political change. Although the majority of these petitions failed to achieve their aims, many leading political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803225407
• ISBN13: 9780803225404
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"