A reflection, which addresses different points of view to tell a single story, fromsmall accounts, during the time of the Independence of Latin American countries. For its superbselection of over 400 pictures and paintings of the time, while providing great editorial care, this book was the winner of three awards in terms of editorial quality, both design and content. Third prize for Best Edited Books in 2010, in the category Bibliophile, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Spain; Quorum Prize Editorial category Art Book, Major Gold; Antonio Garcia Cubas Award 2011 in the Art Book category or facsimile edition. Includes texts by Guadalupe Jiménez Codinach; John Huxtable Elliot and Manuel Chust Calero.