The Latané, John Holladay 1869-1932 creator text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The United States and Latin America" by John Holladay Latané is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the diplomatic and political relationships between the United States and various Latin American nations, particularly focusing on the Spanish-American revolutions and their aftermath. It dives into the complexities of these relationships, the nature of independence movements, and the historical context surrounding U.S. interactions with its southern neighbors. The opening of the work provides a detailed overview of the Spanish colonies' path to independence, contrasting their struggles with those of the English colonies. Latané discusses how oppressive economic systems and administrative hierarchies in the Spanish colonies hindered their development and fostered resentment against colonial rule. He highlights significant figures, such as Francisco de Miranda, who played crucial roles in advocating for revolution and independence, while outlining the larger geopolitical implications and effects of these liberation movements on U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2010-03-26 E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Barbara Kosker, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Original publication data not identified Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America F1401 Original publication data not identified 20014147 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31789 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31789 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133727.0 31789