An english utilitarian looks at Spanish-American independence: Jeremy bentham’s rid yourselves of ultramaria
The Americas, vol. 53, no. 2, 1996, pp. 217–233
Abstract
On August 31 1832, when news arrived of the death of the English utilitarian philosopher and jurisconsult, Jeremy Bentham, the Guatemalan Statesman José del Valle introduced a resolution to the congress of the Central American Republic requesting all its members to wear mourning as a mark of respect. He also took the opportunity to bestow fulsome praise on Bentham, not only as the sage who had taught the art of legislation and government, but also as the defender of Spanish-American independence.
