Since Spanish American independence in the early nineteenth century, the region has been noted for its number of caudillos and the duration of their rule. The early nineteenth century is … See more

In the late nineteenth century, regimes in Spanish America were more stable and often less dominated by military men. Foreign investors, … See more

• List of Caudillos
• Caesarism
• Boyar
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Although there was the hope of some Spanish American leaders of independence that the political contours of regions would reconstitute the former viceroyalties, but with local autonomy. The Roman Catholic Church as an institution remained strong … See more

There were a number of strongmen who went beyond raw struggles for power and its spoils and established "integrative dictatorships". These regimes attempted to curtail centrifugal forces, often termed "federalism", where regions or states of a nation-state had … See more

Fictional Hispanic American caudillos, sometimes based on real historical figures, are important in literature. Colombian Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez published … See more

• Hamil, Hugh M., ed. (1992). Caudillos: Dictators in Spanish America. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806124288.
• Henderson, James … See more