Cover; THE CAUDILLO OF THE ANDES; NEW APPROACHES TO THE AMERICAS; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS; TIMELINE FOR SANTA CRUZ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE CAUDILLO OF THE ANDES; THE DIFFICULT ISSUE OF IDENTITY; CHAPTER 1: EARLY YEARS AT THE TWILIGHT OF THE COLONIAL PERIOD; THE GREAT REBELLION; SANTA CRUZ'S EARLY YEARS; THE START OF A MILITARY CAREER; FIGHTING FOR THE CROWN: SUCCESS AND DEFEAT; CHAPTER 2: GREAT MARSHALL OF ZEPITA HERO OF INDEPENDENCE; THE NORTHERN ANDEAN THEATER; THE FIRST PERUVIAN GOVERNMENTS; THE CAMPAIGN OF ZEPITA; BOLÍVAR IN PERU
Chapter 3: the creation of boliviaindependence of the audiencia of charcas; a first attempt to create a federation; return to bolivia; chapter 4: the genesis of the peru-bolivia confederation; the consolidation of bolivia; the road to the peru-bolivia confederation; establishing the confederation; chapter 5: the rise and fall of the peru-bolivia confederation; creation and support for the project; the enemies of the confederation; the first restoration campaign; chapter 6: defeat and exile; the unraveling of the peru-bolivia confederation; the destruction of the confederation
The aftermath of the confederation and the long years of exileepilogue: the long-term consequences of the fall of the confederation; reconsidering caudillismo in the andes; bibliography; newspapers; index
Summary
The story of Andrés de Santa Cruz, who lived during the turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index
