A Woman, a Man, a Nation
A Woman, a Man, a Nation
Mariquita Sánchez, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and the Beginnings of Argentina
In 1837 Mariquita Sánchez de Mendeville was so fed up with governor Juan Manuel de Rosas that she chose to leave her beloved city of Buenos Aires. Leaving was especially hard because Mariquita felt that she had played an influential role in transforming Buenos Aires from a Spanish colonial outpost into a brilliant capital in a world of republics. Juan Manuel de Rosas's version of order alienated Mariquita, who chose self-imposed exile in Montevideo over living under Rosas's stifling rule. The struggle went on for nearly two decades until Rosas was overthrown and exiled in 1852.
Mariquita's and Juan Manuel's lives corresponded with the major events and processes that shaped the turbulent beginnings of the Argentine nation, many of which also shaped Latin America and the Atlantic World during the Age of Revolution (1750-1850). Their lives provide an overarching narrative for Argentine history that both scholars and students will find intriguing.
By tracing the lives of two persons who in their respective ways defy neat categorization, Shumway's book provides a fascinating tour through the tempestuous decades of postcolonial transition in what would become Argentina.'--Eduardo Elena, The Americas
Shumway has given us a tantalizing peek into the role of personal and familial relationships within postcolonial Argentine society and political life.'--Pamela Murray, H-LatAm
A fascinating journey through Argentina's nineteenth century following two remarkable, parallel lives.'--Gabriel Di Meglio, University of Buenos Aires
Jeffrey M. Shumway is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University. He is the author of The Case of the Ugly Suitor and Other Histories of Love, Gender, and Nation in Buenos Aires, 1776-1870.
List of Illustrations
Introduction. Mariquita and Juan Manuel
Chapter One. Growing Up in the Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires
Chapter Two. Marriage
Chapter Three. The English Invasions
Chapter Four. Buenos Aires in the Age of Revolution
Chapter Five. The Struggle for Independence
Chapter Six. The Anarchy of 1820
Chapter Seven. Mariquita and the "Happy Experience" of the 1820s
Chapter Eight. The Tumultuous Year of 1829
Chapter Nine. Mariquita and Juan Manuel Part Ways
Chapter Ten. The Rosas Regime under Fire
Chapter Eleven. Mature Exile and Mature Tyranny
Chapter Twelve. New Beginnings and New Ends
Epilogue. Mariquita and Juan Manuel in Argentine History and Imagination
Glossary
Notes
Works Cited
Index
