A Message from Monroe 1822
Fortunately, during at least the 18th Century, US Presidents issued dignified and respectful statements about South American sovereignty, in sharp contrast to our 21st Century Tweeter-in-Chief. On March 8, 1822, President James Monroe sent a message to Congress demanding recognition of five Spanish American nations: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. In his message, Monroe wrote, “The revolutionary movement in the Spanish Provinces in this hemisphere attracted the attention and excited the sympathy of our fellow-citizens from its commencement. This feeling was natural and honorable to them, from causes which need not be communicated to you. It has been gratifying to all to see the general acquiescence which has been manifested in the policy which the constituted authorities have deemed it proper to pursue in regard to this contest.”
El 8 de marzo de 1822, el presidente James Monroe envió un mensaje al Congreso exigiendo el reconocimiento de cinco naciones hispanoamericanas: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, México y Perú. En su mensaje, Monroe escribió: “El movimiento revolucionario en las provincias españolas en este hemisferio atrajo la atención y despertó la simpatía de nuestros conciudadanos desde su inicio. Este sentimiento les era natural y honorable, por causas que no necesitan ser comunicadas con ustedes. Ha sido grato para todos ver la aquiescencia general que se ha manifestado en la política que las autoridades constituidas han considerado oportuno seguir con respecto a este concurso ”. Traducción del tweet de hoy: “Apoyemos la independencia y la libertad de estas cinco naciones merecedoras”.
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