Concept information
Preferred term
caudillismo
Definition
- Caudillismo refers to a system of political-social domination that arose after the independence wars in Spanish America. The caudillo (strong-man—from the Latin word capitellum, meaning head) was the head of irregular forces who ruled a politically distinctive territory. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Caudillismo]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/caudillismo
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