Research Paper on:
Democracy and Latin America

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can be argued that autocratic rule was part and parcel of Latin Americas existence all the way up to the point of its self-independence that was finally realized by those  who had been held down for so long. Instrumental to the overall conquest of independence was the coupling of social realities and intellectual developments, as well as issues surrounding  the economic and political stability of Spain and Portugal. While many of the motivating factors for freedom were the result of external forces, there were also some internal elements  that helped to assist the eventual move toward Latin American independence. It was a long and arduous journey for Latin America to shed  the oppressiveness of colonization. As Spain and Portugal attempted to move in the direction of total freedom, they were continually met with the challenge of tyrannical rule, which caused  a great deal of social and political strife. "An authoritarian reality similar to colonialism replaced the utopian dream underlying the movement for independence..." (Kubayanda 38). Bolivar realized early  on the implications that decolonization might create, inasmuch as with the absence of it, a new and even more terrifying aspect was to arise in its place. Indeed, the  respective governments were not about to allow such a perceived takeover without as much as an alternative plan as a means by which to maintain some modicum of control.  "Someone must say that though colonialism ... was an evil thing to our country, the regime you [the government party] are now introducing will be a catastrophe whose evil consequences  will be felt for decades" (Kubayanda 38). In order to avert tragedy by means of republican or monarchical, it was at this time that Bolivar suggested that Latin America