Gabriel García Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the Andes Henderson

Gabriel Garca Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the AndesAuthor(s): Peter V. N. Henderson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292721524, 978-0292721524\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the life and times of Ecuador's most controversial politician within the broader context of the new political history, addressing five major themes of nineteenth-century Latin American history: the creation of political networks, the divisiveness of regionalism, the bitterness of the liberal-conservative ideological divide, the complicating problem of caudillismo, and the quest for progress and modernization. \n\n Two myths traditionally associated with Garca Moreno's rule are debunked. The first is that he created a theocracy in Ecuador. Instead, the book argues that he negotiated a concordat with the Papacy giving the national government control over the church's secular responsibilities, and subordinated the .