Mexico Liberalism Pros And Cons

Around the year 1850 conservatives ruled the roost for most Latin American nations. However there was a dividing force that drove a wedge between the people of Latin America. International trade on a regular and large scale had become the focus of national markets. This pushed many liberal ideals to the forefront of business and in turn politics. The main idea behind this is the simple fact that money talks and at the time liberal leaning policies were more business and trade friendly.

In Mexico Religious traditions originally made political reform a slow process. The Church itself owned large amounts of property and the clergy would often be local political leaders as well. This led to the decrees of the Pope and Catholic Church to

In Columbia the liberal opposition faced the Jesuit clergy who enforced similar rules as the regular Catholic Church did in Mexico. Also in Chile there were some difficulties between religious officials and liberal members of society. However they were much less stratified than in most other Latin American countries. This was due to the fact that the church was never as monetarily or land powerful. This allowed for a much more peaceful transition to a more modern liberal trade and economical stance politically for

As liberal motivations truly became more influential, governments were expected to provide more public services. These include public education, women’s suffrage, and greater separation of church and state. This also affected changes in military structure and leadership on fundamental levels. In my opinion though the most important change in the winds was the movement towards abolishing slavery. Not only in Latin America but the entire Western Hemisphere and Europe. This changed the face of government and international trade everywhere.

All of these large changes in social positions and styles of government did not go without violent consequences. Several wars occurred over this time frame these include the war between Mexico and the United States, the Triple Alliance War and the Chaco War to name a few. Most of these were fought over land and territories owned by the respective countries. Often they were caused by the very Liberal tendencies that were becoming more prevalent in the previous paragraphs. Countries that need to be competitive in a global marketplace require fertile and productive land and natural