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Liberal Reform in Guatemala
The Liberal Reform in Guatemala (Reforma Liberal) was a program of liberal transformation begun by the 1871 revolution and led by Justo Rufino Barrios, built around coffee exports.
Liberalism and conservatism in Latin America
Liberalism and conservatism in Latin America: the region's two oldest ideological families, born around 1808. Liberals opposed Church dominance and slavery; conservatives defended tradition and central power. Their fusion shaped constitutions, and the right now dominates elections.
Liberalism in Brazil
Liberalism in Brazil: political tradition since 1822 defending limited state power, individual rights, and economic freedom; monarchical 19th-century form, hybrid 1988 Constitution, and today's market-oriented right parties like PSL and PL.
Liberalism in Honduras
Liberalism in Honduras: the tradition of the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH), founded 1891 by Céleo Arias and Policarpo Bonilla, one of two historic parties alternating in power with the National Party since 1930, split by the 2009 coup, runner-up in 2025.
Liberalism in Mexico
Liberalism in Mexico (liberalismo mexicano): political tradition from the 1820s, implemented in the 1857 Constitution and Reform Laws, triumphant under Juárez in 1867, transformed by positivism under Díaz, and continued in the 1917 Constitution.