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Ralph Lee Woodward
Rafael Carrera and the Emergence of the Republic of Guatemala, 1821-1871, 03/2012Book Chapter
The liberals had pinned their hopes for the transformation of Central America into a prosperous and modern republic on the rapid increase of exports of tropical agricultural commodities. As early as February 1824, the Guatemalan state government had called on local governments to report on the climate of populated areas, the quality of existing agricultural production, and new crops that might be introduced.¹ In the 1830s cochineal exports grew notably, but the rapid increase in trade the liberals had hoped for had not materialized before they were ousted in 1839. The commercial policy of the conservative governments from 1839 to
