Constitution and Holy Scriptures in Juan German Roscio’s Work

Authors

  • Rafael Daniel García Pérez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i23.812

Keywords:

Constitution, Catholicism, Bible, rights, independence, republic

Abstract

During the last years, legal historiography has highlighted the intrinsic relationship between Catholicism and the first Spanish-American constitutionalism. In the present work, we propose to deepen this relationship through the study of one of the most representative works of what could be called “Catholic republicanism”: El triunfo de la libertad sobre el despostimo, published in 1821 by the Venezuelan hero of independence Juan Germán Roscio. We are especially interested in the analysis of the constitutional categories employed by Roscio to articulate his political-religious discourse, highlighting the interpretive tools used and their connection with the legal culture of his time.

Fecha de envío / Submission Date: 16/11/2021
Fecha de aceptación / Acceptance Date: 14/12/2021

Author Biography

Rafael Daniel García Pérez

Profesor Titular de Historia del Derecho

Universidad de Navarra

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Published

2022-09-14

Issue

No. 23 (2022): Historia Constitucional N. 23 (2022)

Section

United States and Latin America

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