Project Gutenberg 2023-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 134 Lastarria, José Victorino 1817 1888 Lastarria, J. V. (José Victorino) Lastarria Santander, José Victorino Lastarria, Jose Victorino La América, Tomo I $aSpain :$bEditorial América, $c1909. Adrian Mastronardi, Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "La América, Tomo I" by José Victorino Lastarria is a political and social treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the relationship and misunderstandings between Europe and Latin America, exploring issues of governance, culture, and social progress. Lastarria argues passionately for a recognition of the complexities and validity of Latin American societies while critiquing European perceptions and interventions. The opening of the work presents Lastarria's contention that Europe holds a prejudiced and narrow view of Latin America, dismissing its political and social advancements. He emphasizes the tendency of European powers to underestimate the Americas, viewing them only as sources of economic benefit, while ignoring the rich cultures and democratic progress within these nations. Lastarria's arguments are rooted in defending the dignity and potential of Latin American republics, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the political philosophies that shape his thesis throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20070407113620lastarria 1909 ES Reading ease score: 33.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Latin America -- History Europe -- Politics and government Latin America -- Politics and government America -- Politics and government E011 Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 436023 2025-06-28T08:18:07.108840 text/html 434345 2023-07-26T17:40:03 text/html 447688 2025-06-28T08:18:13.377829 application/epub+zip 445588 2025-06-28T08:18:08.189809 application/epub+zip 248455 2025-06-28T08:18:07.630820 application/epub+zip 548120 2025-06-28T08:18:17.261780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510724 2025-06-28T08:18:12.748815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393923 2025-06-28T08:18:06.490822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393725 2023-07-26T17:40:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19144 2025-06-28T08:18:17.395754 application/rdf+xml 9445 2025-06-28T08:18:07.782837 image/jpeg 1535 2025-06-28T08:18:07.704857 image/jpeg 137484 2023-07-26T17:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 441682 2023-07-26T17:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 443298 2025-06-28T08:18:07.147807 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia es.wikipedia