{"product_id":"the-provincial-deputation-in-mexico-nettie-lee-benson-9780292763630","title":"The Provincial Deputation in Mexico: Harbinger of Provincial Autonomy, Independence, and Federalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexico and the United States each have a constitution and a federal system of government. This fact has led many historians to assume that the Mexican system of government, established in the 1820s, is an imitation of the U.S. model. But it is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Spanish in 1955 and now translated by the author and amplified with new material, this interpretation of the independence movement tells the true story of Mexico's transition from colonial status to federal state. Benson traces the Mexican government's beginning to events in Spain in 1808-1810, when provincial \u003ci\u003ejuntas\u003c\/i\u003e, or deputations, were established to oppose Napoleon's French rule and govern the provinces of Spain and its New World dominions during the Spanish monarch's imprisonment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the provincial deputation, not the United States federal system, that provided the model for the state legislative bodies that were eventually formed after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821. This finding--the result of years of painstaking archival research--strongly confirms the independence of Mexico's political development from U.S. influence. Its importance to a study of Mexican history cannot be overstated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nettie Lee Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292763638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292763630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Nettie Lee Benson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962490540287,"sku":"9780292763630","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0160f124-af28-427b-a4e0-8a92ac85e90c.jpg?v=1750651604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-provincial-deputation-in-mexico-nettie-lee-benson-9780292763630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}