Papel de la Ilustración latinoamericana en la gestación de la cultura integracionista

Abstract

This research article analyze with a qualitative methodology the relevance of the thinkers of the Latin American Illustration in the gestation of integrationist culture. Among the main elements that demonstrate this affirmation are: their contribution to the vindication of the vernacular values of the original peoples, their work in the initial formation of regional or national identity or of Americanity, their claims for the elimination of unjust forms of exploitation of popular sectors, particularly indigenous peoples and African slavery. His proposals for modernization were also highlighted not only of the economic and technological infrastructure, but of educational and cultural institutions, as well as their struggles against all that is ideologically obsolete. Their claims of peoples’ political and social rights with early proposals for political reforms were very significant, which, when they failed, led to the decision to take up arms to fight for independence.