Leslie Bethell, University of London

List of maps
Preface
1. The origins of Spanish American independence John Lynch
2. The independence of Mexico and Central America Timothy Anna
3. The independence of Spanish South America David Bushnell
4. The independence of Brazil Leslie Bethell
5. International politics and Latin American independence D. A. G. Waddell
A note on the Church and the independence of Latin America Leslie Bethell
Bibliographical essays
Index.

Latin America's quest for independence is revealed through the national struggles of Mexico, Spanish Central and South America, and Brazil. Excerpted from the Cambridge History of Latin America.