¿Por qué no? ¿Por qué sí?

Detractores y defensores de la independencia nacional

Abstract

This article explains in somehow theoretical sources present in several representatives of antirevolutionary and revolutionary political lines during national independence. In concrete, the text is divided in ve parts; one hand, deals with the arguments from those who are in support of the preservation of colonial dependence’s ties followed by the explanation of theoretical sources used by these political groups; on the other hand, it is also based upon elucidation of arguments exposed by emancipation´s supporters. On a political eld of independence detractors, it is referred to Pope Donation´´´´s arguments and the dierence between barbarian and prudent people, the latter, based on Aristotelian scholastic. In regard to friends of independence it is referred to the nullity of Pope temporal authority and the negative character of colonial rule because its typical predatory character, upheld by the scholastic School of Salamanca and the Enlightenment.
Finally, as a way of conclusion, detractors emphasized the illegitimacy of emancipation as they did not recognize the incalculable value of evangelizing and civilizing crusade undertook by the Iberians and the supporters exposed the legitimacy of their actions due to the Spanish Empire was behind the modernity and the development of capitalism.