Images and representations of Spain in independent Mexico: a view from the official press (1821-1823)

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https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.40.2022.3205

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Gaceta Imperial de México, Mexico, Spain, First Empire, Liberal Triennium

Abstract

This paper analyzes the discourse of the Gaceta Imperial de México, the government media, during the period of the First Empire. The objective is to identify the meanings of the negative image of Spain and its projection on the internal politics of the independent country. The period known in Spain as the Liberal Triennium (Trienio Liberal) was presented as an anarchic moment of civil war between liberals and counter-revolutionaries, as well as a stage destined to end religion. This representation was useful to insist on the justice and moderation of Mexican independence, criticize the supposed radical drift of Hispanic liberalism, and, in due course, to reinforce the position of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide.

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Josep Escrig Rosa, Universitat de València

Doctor en Historia Contemporánea por la Universitat de València (2019) e Investigador Posdoctoral en el Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Correo electrónico: josep.escrig@uv.es. Sus líneas de investigación preferentes se centran en el estudio de las culturas políticas contrarrevolucionarias y antiliberales en el espacio Atlántico, con especial atención a España y México a comienzos del siglo XIX.

How to Cite

Escrig Rosa, J. . (2022). Images and representations of Spain in independent Mexico: a view from the official press (1821-1823). Historia Caribe, 17(40). https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.40.2022.3205

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2022-01-01

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