The liberal period in Guatemala (1871-1944)
The liberal period in Guatemala was the historical moment in which Guatemala underwent a profound change, completely leaving colonial mentality, to insert itself in the modern world. The background and explanation of the principal changes that took place will be discussed. The talk will address the thesis of the liberal thinker Armando Ribas who in one of his works postulates the question of whether the West represents a moral program to be followed.