Chapter 6. The Andes: Soldiers, Oligarchs, and Indians

Pinkerton Map of Peru (1818) from Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas

  1. Timeline for the Andea
    1. Bolivia
    2. Ecuador
    3. Peru
  2. List of Andean Heads of State
    1. Bolivia
    2. Ecuador
    3. Peru
  3. Andean Profiles and Personalities
    1. Bolivia:
      1. Víctor Paz Estenssorro
      2. Evo Morales
    2. Ecuador:
      1. Antonio José de Sucre
      2. José Maria Velasco Ibarra
      3. Rafael Correa
    3. Peru:
      1. Victor Rául Haya de la Torre
      2. Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado
      3. Alberto Fujimori
      4. Ollanta Humala
      5. Domitila Barrios de Chungara
  4. Moments and Events in the Andes

    1. Essay #11: “Chinese in Peru in the 19th C.,” by Justina Hwang
    2. Essay #12: “Coca and Identity in Peru,” by Sabine Adrian
    3. Essay #13: “Independent Ecuador: A Cacao Republic,” by Catherine Carbone
    4. Essay #14: “The Emergence of CONAIE and Indigenous Mobilization in Ecuador,” by Emma Bainbridge
    5. Essay #15: “Oil in the Amazon: Ecuador and Chevron-Texaco,” by Joshua Bernard
    6. Essay #16: “The Historical Significance of Evo Morales Presidential Victory,” by Michael Miller
    7. Essay #17: “Memories of Violence, Peace, and Justice in Peru,” by Félix Reátegui
  5. Travels in the Andes:
    1. Travelogue #10: Lady Florence Dixie. Across Patagonia (1881)
      1. Accompanying Analysis: “Patagonia and Its People from a Victorian Perspective,” by Austin Cole
  6. Primary Documents:
    1. Document #18: “Pulacyo Theses,” The Union Federation of Bolivian Mineworkers (1946)
    2. Document #19: “Law of the Rights of Mother Earth,” Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia (2010)
  7. Discussion Questions
  8. Further Reading