En busca de una comunidad intelectual hispanoamericana: circulación de ideas, autores hispanoamericanos y liberalismo en Colombia, 1848-1890

Abstract

This paper examines the mechanisms of circulation of Spanish American intellectuals in Colombiaduring the second half of the nineteenth century. This period witnessed a modernization of press and the book market in the region, which broadened the scope of action of intellectuals. These processes generated connections between the thinkers and a truly continental debate developed, especially on liberalism. In particular, Colombian liberalism engaged in a heated debate with Chilean liberalism. As a result of these exchanges, a Spanish American intellectual community was consolidated.

Keywords

• spanish america
• intellectual exchanges
• intellectuals
• liberalism
• nineteenth century