Carta a los españoles americanos

The Carta a los españoles americanos (Letter to American Spaniards) was written in 1791 by Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán, a Peruvian Jesuit. This influential work criticized Spanish colonial rule, arguing that it was tyrannical and exploitative. Viscardo urged Creoles (people of Spanish descent born in the Americas) to rebel against Spain and seek independence. His accusations were even more severe than those made by earlier critics like Bartolomé de Las Casas. The letter was published in French in 1799 and Spanish in 1801, significantly influencing the burgeoning independence movements in Spanish America.12