Contents

Historical Setting
The Spanish Conquest
Colonial Society, 1550-1810
The Founding of the Nation, 1810-1903
The Period of Reconciliation, 1903-1930
The Reformist Period, 1930-1945
Collapse of the Democratic System, 1946-1958
The National Front, 1958-1974
The Post-National Front Period, 1974-1982

SOURCE: Area Handbook of the US Library of Congress

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