La prosa de la Independencia y su inscripción en el horizonte jurí­dico

Abstract

In May, 25th, 1812, Bernardo de Monteagudo published his paper 'Ensayo sobre la Revolución del Rí­o de la Plata desde el 25 de mayo de 1809' in the journal Mártir, o libre. This document is one of the earliest political essays, in its proper sense, available in Hispanic America, so far. We consider different and important questions related to literary and political representations