Lost Opportunities. Federalist Uprisings in Chile (1827-1828)

Abstract

This article studies two important military uprisings that historiography usually associates with the federalist political project: the uprising of Enrique Campino (1827) and of Pedro Urriola (1828). To do this, this work questions the federalist nature of these uprisings, as well as the reasons for their failure. And, the author maintains that, contrary to the usual stand of historiography on the matter, the cause of the failure of the federalist project in Chile can be attributed not only to the difficulties associated with the application of that project, but also to the political indecision on accepting the conquest of the government by armed means.