La Barcelona rebelde

Ningún área del mundo subdesarrollado se ha desenvuelto en simbiosis mayor con Europa occidental que América Latina. ¿Por qué, entonces, Latinoamérica forma parte aún del mundo retrasado? Los autores analizan el presente y rastrean en el pasado los factores que han contribuido a esta disparidad de desarrollo.

En 1808, la República de Colombia aún no existía. En su lugar se encontraba el Virreinato de la Nueva Granada, que era una colonia de España y no un Estado independiente. La Nueva Granada definitivamente no era la joya de la Corona española; los funcionarios metropolitanos la consideraban un elemento de segunda categoría dentro del imperio ibérico. Desde el punto de vista de la monarquía, la importancia de Nueva Granada alguna vez había recaído en el oro que se encontraba en los arroyos de las provincias de Popayán, Chocó y Antioquia, oro que en los siglos anteriores había...

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