ABSTRACT
At first sight, the events that marked the definitive collapse of the Spanish Monarchy in the New Kingdom of Granada (1819) and in New Spain (1821) have little in common. This article seeks to dismantle this impression by systematically comparing the two developments: it examines their undeniable differences, deepens their lesser-noticed similarities and proposes their points of contact. The joint consideration of these two collapses from which the Mexican and Colombian national states emerged allows us to propose some keys for a better understanding and aims to transcend the schematism with which the definitive stages of the independence processes are usually analyzed in isolation, restoring their fascinating complexity
Keywords:
Spanish-American Independences; Mexican Independence; Colombian Independence; Venezuelan Independence; Gran Colombia; Mexican Empire