Warlords and heroes of America: political virtue and American identity in Oliveira Lima

Authors

  • Fabio Muruci dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2003.1.24121

Keywords:

Oliveira Lima, Caudillo, Republican virtue

Abstract

Oliveira Lima’s work is analyzed, emphasizing his search for new models of political elite for Latin America, which could substitute the caudillos. Lima found a model in George Washington's veneration in the United States, where the local republican tradition valued harmonic and virtuous political personalities, differently from the charismatic Latin American leaderships.

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Published

2003-12-31

How to Cite

Santos, F. M. dos. (2003). Warlords and heroes of America: political virtue and American identity in Oliveira Lima. Estudos Ibero-Americanos, 29(1), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2003.1.24121

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