The Struggle to Become a Nation

In this essay, I am going to analyze the process of creating a nation in Cuba, Brazil and Mexico respectively. I am going to give a profound examination of Latin American’s struggle to become a nation. Moreover, this paper will compare and contrast critical topics such as the abolition of slavery in Brazil, racial issues and war in Cuba and social revolution in Mexico.

The main similarities between the abolition of slavery in Brazil, racial issues and war in Cuba and social revolution in Mexico are their struggle to gain equal opportunity for all people living in the same land. For instance, in Cuba the independence movement affected the ideas of race and identity. Black and White Cubans fought to get independence from Spain and to end African slavery. During Thirty years of time, Cuban population fought Spanish army in three major wars, such as, the Ten Years' War (1868–1878), the Guerra Chiquita (1879–1880), and the Spanish-Cuban War of 1895. This significant wars led by white and black revolutionary leaders, intellectuals and journalists, guide them to identify Cuban nationhood and nationality. They visualized an independent Cuba as a culturally democratic society. In the captivating book “Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution” Ada Ferrer makes known that description of race, slavery, and the place of black people in the revolution changed dramatically with the appearance of Cuban patriotism in the late 19th century. The influences of leaders like Jose Marti help to view black insurgents as constructed color-blind nationalists dedicated to the freedom of Cuba and not as slaves and ex-slaves trying to bring down the regime of slavery and require equal rights. “Marti never linked these dangers to black participation itse...

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...asic standard of living. The two most well-known insurgent leaders were Francisco “Pancho Villa” and Emiliano Zapata. “He fought for few years in the shadow of others, but became Mexico’s most famous commander.” (Gonzales, p.126) Pancho Villa was Mexican ground-breaking leader who supported the poor and wanted reorganize the country so it could become a healthier nation for all Mexicans. Mexico effort to become an improved nation is a common objective that many countries struggle to achieve like in Brazil and Cuba.

In conclusion, without any doubt Mexico Brazil and Cuba are countries that went through difficult times to create a well develop nation. These countries were struggling to unite their population under a common set of rules and values. Nations are shaped when a uniqueness of familiar descent, language, ethnicity, morals, history or belief is achieved.