Lope de Aguirre, Hugo Chávez, and the Latin American Left

This book anaThis book analyzes how Lope de Aguirre's exaltation by the Latin American left represented not only the heroic struggle against empires, but also the wrathful dimension of the anti-imperialist and liberationist imagination, which was capable of justifying vengeful and tyrannical projects in an attempt to reestablish historical balance. lyzes how Lope de Aguirre's exaltation by the Latin American left represented not only the heroic struggle against empires, but also the wrathful dimension of the anti-imperialist and liberationist imagination, which was capable of justifying vengeful and tyrannical projects in an attempt to reestablish historical balance.

AcknowledgmentsPrologueIntroductionChapter 1 - Four Cardinal Directions on a Theoretical Map of Aguirre's ExpeditionChapter 2 - Descending into the Depths of the Anti-Imperial ImaginaryChapter 3 - Hell: The Condemnation of AguirreChapter 4 - Purgatory: The Expiation of AguirreChapter 5 - Heaven: Aguirre in the Paradise of the Political LeftChapter 6 - Latin American Revelation: The Consolidation of Liberationist Thought from Martí to Chá vezConclusion -From Wrath to MercyBibliographyAbout the Author