"This volume consists of four essays that appeared in a book ... entitled the Evolution of the Mexican political system. That work resulted from a colloquium held at the University of California, Irvine on April 28-29, 1990"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119) and index.
English
Politicization of the Army of New Spain during the War of Independence, 1810-1821 / Christon I. Archer -- The first popular elections in Mexico City, 1812-1813 / Virginia Guedea -- The Constitution of 1824 and the formation of the Mexican State / Jaime E. Rodríguez O. -- The making of a fait accompli : Mexico and the Provincias Internas, 1776-1846 / Barbara A. Tenenbaum